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Chelsea's struggles earlier this season under Jose Mourinho are well documented, but Hollywood star Will Ferrell has offered up an alternate theory behind the Portuguese manager's firing by the Premier League side.

Ferrell said he gave advice to the then-beleaguered Mourinho at the GQ Awards back in September. Ferrell, since revealed as a part owner of incoming MLS franchise Los Angeles FC, told Mourinho: "Keep playing defense, man. Seven guys in the box, I love it. I love it."

Mourinho has since been famously relieved of his duties with Chelsea, and Ferrell told Men In Blazers this week that he feels partly responsible for the high-profile sacking.

"I feel horribly guilty because I feel like I had a hand in getting Jose Mourinho fired," he said. "I'm so sorry. I was just trying to make a joke because I really actually admire the guy."