Jose Mourinho Reportedly Launched 'Foul-Mouthed' Ref Rant Amid West Ham 'Taunts'

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reportedly embarked on a "foul-mouthed" diatribe against referee Jonathan Moss at half-time in the Blues' 2-1 defeat to West Ham United, prompting taunts from some Hammers players.

According to the Daily Mail's Sami Mokbel, Mourinho was sent to the stands for the second half after being invited to the referees' room at the break, only "to have blown his top, launching into a foul-mouthed tirade at Moss" after Nemanja Matic was sent off after picking up two bookings in nine minutes.

Per the Mirror's John Cross, some unnamed West Ham players taunted Mourinho during the incident by saying: "Don’t hang around there—it’ll cost you another £50,000."

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As Cross notes, the players were referring to Mourinho's £50,000 fine and suspended one-match stadium ban from the FA for his comments on referees in the wake of the Blues' 3-1 defeat to Southampton earlier in October.

Mokbel reports the fallout from this latest worrying act from the 52-year-old will be determined by Moss' report on the matter, which will be submitted on Monday.

The Telegraph's Paul Hayward and the Mail on Sunday's Oliver Holt gave their takes on Mourinho, who has appeared increasingly unhinged in recent weeks:

Nevertheless, sports lawyer and writer Jake Cohen believes the Special One will be given time to turn things around at the club:

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Why JM unlikely to be sacked Just signed 4-year, ~£30m deal Granovskaia's first-ever public comments: supporting Mou No one better out there

— Jake Cohen (@JakeFCohen) October 24, 2015"

Mourinho has some serious work to do after the defeat to West Ham consigned Chelsea to 15th place, with five league losses already this season.

Chelsea are now 11 points behind Manchester City and Arsenal at the summit of the Premier League and nine behind fourth-placed Manchester United, so it will be some time before even a Champions League finish looks realistic for the Blues, particularly with Liverpool looming on Saturday.

Despite Cohen's belief that Mourinho losing his job would be a surprise, his erratic behaviour and questionable conduct are a PR nightmare, and coupled with Chelsea's largely abysmal form, the boss could well be in search of new employers in the near future.