Even when things are going Jose Mourinho's way, there's a superstitious angle to it. After a very successful season with the Blues, which saw The Special One winning the EPL and the Capital One Cup, the start of the current tournament has handed Mou mixed results, barely winning their first match of the year against West Brom on Sunday.
During a recent press conference, a journalist asked Mourinho if he was afraid of those managers whose last names started with the letter "P". At first glance, Mourinho seemed to be annoyed by the question, and here are the stats that support the fact.
Prior to yesterday's game, these were Mourinho's score lines against any team with a manager with the letter 'P'.
Mourinho's last 6 #BPL losses have come against a manager with a surname starting in P (Pulis, Poyet, Pardew, Pochettino, Pulis, Pellegrini)
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 23, 2015
Some sources even mocked the fact.
When Mourinho sees the letter 'P' http://t.co/0IT7Tj60Ht pic.twitter.com/p5vQQNgpFI
— Titanbet (@TitanBet) August 23, 2015
Pellegrini, Pocchetino, Pardew, Poyet & Pulis have all denied the Blues a victory under Mourinho.
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Moments after refusing to state his belief on such a statistic, the Portuguese manager baffled those in attendance by stating his team was getting ready to repeat what Porto and Inter Milan had done whenever drawing the first game of the season with a 2-2 scoreline.
Jose Mourinho's response to statistics about him "losing to managers whose name begin with P".. pic.twitter.com/nbUu2uWoFc
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 22, 2015
On Sunday, Chelsea won the first match of the season against WBA, with a formidable performance by recently-signed wingman Pedro. Will this be the start of another successful year for the Blues, or did Pedro's "beginner's luck" rub on Chelsea to grant them the win?
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