Mourinho was sacked in December with his side stranded in 16th position in the Premier League.
Different reasons have been given as to why the reigning champions failed woefully in their title defence but Ivanovic is adamant the players – not the Portuguese coach – were to blame for the poor run of results.
“Jose didn’t change. He didn’t change the way he prepared the game,” the 32-year-old told the Daily Mail. “He didn’t change the way he treated us. He didn’t change anything. He was the same.
“Football is about players. The managers are not on the pitch. It is 11 against 11. You have to be better than your opponent and, at the beginning of the season, we weren’t.
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