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Even Cardboard Coaches Chelsea FC Better than Jose Mourinho

Is that cardboard looking for a job?

Troubled manager Jose Mourinho isn't there to watch Chelsea take on Stoke City today—mostly because he refused to leave a ref's dressing room, all the while calling the ref "fucking weak." But instead, fans decided to bring Mourinho in spirit. In cardboard spirit.

Yeah, sure it's a pretty cheesy gesture, like that kid who bought the shelf-ready Sonic the Hedgehog costume for Halloween. "Oh, look! I own something that represents something you all know about, but I didn't make it!" Not much creative traction there. I mean just look at his face:

He's nonplussed at his own lack of effort.

But the cheap Mourinho effigy stands to prove something deep, powerful: that even a piece of cardboard can coach 16th place (3-6-2) Chelsea better than Mourinho right now. I mean, at least the cardboard showed up to the game.

[H/T Bandicam.com]