Jose Mourinho walks the tightrope as Chelsea circus hits crisis point

West Ham United 2 Chelsea 1: Last season’s champions were respected but unlovable, yet now Jose Mourinho and company spread joy across the nation on a weekly basis.

Who would have thought it? It’s a certain kind of happiness of course. The Germans, who know a thing or two about being respected and unloved, have the word for it: schadenfreude — the pleasure in others’ misfortune.

That picture of Jose, banished to stands for yet another tirade at an official... his little glum face surrounded by joyous Hammers.