{"id":292104,"date":"2023-10-13T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T10:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292104"},"modified":"2023-10-13T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T10:24:18","slug":"mourinho-gives-hilarious-response-to-photo-of-drogba-kalou-and-mikel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/mourinho-gives-hilarious-response-to-photo-of-drogba-kalou-and-mikel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourinho gives hilarious response to photo of Drogba, Kalou and Mikel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jose Mourinho leaves fans in hysterics as he responds to group picture of his former Chelsea stars Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Jon Obi Mikel reuniting by saying: &#8216;Daddy is missing!&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ex-Chelsea stars Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Jon Obi Mikel reunited\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Former Chelsea boss responded to the picture by joking: &#8216;Daddy is missing&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Chelsea stars Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Jon Obi Mikel reunited for a meal this week &#8211; but their former coach Jose Mourinho couldn&#8217;t help but feel left out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The trio, who were part of Mourinho&#8217;s incredibly successful side during his first stint at Stamford Bridge between 2004 and 2007 &#8211; enjoyed a lunch together before Mikel shared a photo with the caption: &#8216;Still no statues but watch out!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho &#8211; now at Roma &#8211; was quick to respond to the group&#8217;s post, as he joked: &#8216;Daddy is missing! You rich guys can enjoy holiday time,&#8217; as he added a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran Portuguese coach managed Drogba for his full three seasons in west London, with the Ivorian scoring 22 goals in Mourinho&#8217;s first two seasons to help the club to back-to-back titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06.<\/p>\n<p>However, he only worked with Kalou and Mikel for just over one season after signing them in 2006-07 before he was sacked early on in the 2007-08 campaign. Kalou played 58 games under Mourinho in his first season, scoring nine times, while Mikel played a total of 42 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/13\/10\/76513393-12626997-image-a-1_1697189603063.jpg\" height=\"705\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea stars Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Jon Obi Mikel all posed for a picture at a reunion lunch this week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/13\/10\/76513525-12626997-Their_old_boss_Jose_Mourinho_couldn_t_help_but_get_involved_by_r-a-1_1697191028380.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Their old boss Jose Mourinho couldn&#8217;t help but get involved by responding: &#8216;Daddy is missing&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Drogba would go on to become a club legend after netting 157 times across eight seasons, leading the Blues to four league titles, four FA Cups, three league cups and the Champions League &#8211; which he almost single-handedly won for the club in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel finished his Chelsea career with 372 appearances and 11 trophies across 10 seasons, while Kalou played 254 games, scoring 60 in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea stars David Luiz and Nemanja Matic &#8211; who also played under Mourinho &#8211; responded to the picture with laughing emojis.<\/p>\n<p>After Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea in 2007-08, he went on to huge success at Inter Milan and Real Madrid before returning to the Bridge and winning another league title in 2014-15.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then endured mixed spells at Manchester United and Tottenham before moving to Roma, where he won the UEFA Conference League in 2021-22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/13\/10\/76513535-12626997-The_trio_all_played_under_Mourinho_for_just_over_a_season-a-2_1697191028380.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/13\/10\/76513569-12626997-Mourinho_was_later_sacked_by_the_Blues_in_2007_08-a-3_1697191028381.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The trio all played under Mourinho for just over a season before the boss was sacked by the Blues in 2007-08<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12626997\/Jose-Mourinho-leaves-fans-hysterics-responds-group-picture-former-Chelsea-stars-Didier-Drogba-Salomon-Kalou-Jon-Obi-Mikel-reuniting-saying-Daddy-missing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jose Mourinho leaves fans in hysterics as he responds to group picture of his former Chelsea stars Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Jon Obi Mikel <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/mourinho-gives-hilarious-response-to-photo-of-drogba-kalou-and-mikel\/\" title=\"Mourinho gives hilarious response to photo of Drogba, Kalou and Mikel\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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