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The Official Chelsea Thread (pg. 80)
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| The Darklord |
| He'll say it's too early for Portugal. Or something like that, I remember an interview Mourinho gave some months/years ago... |
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| trewqy |
| Woot.. another one bites the dust.. |
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| RaverSpike |
| had a feeling this was coming, i just hope we get a goood replacemnt |
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| KrazyDJs |
| The media here celebrates Grant's appointment. Couldn't see it happening , but...surprise :toothless |
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| Chang monkey |
| FOR S SAKES ROMAN U R ON CRACK MY SON :mad: |
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| King Ecnal |
| Jose > Expensive ass Yachts > Oil |
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| sleepydragon |
they probably just got rid of the best manager around to be more succesful? retards
The only way is down from here they cant seriously think that this new manager will be as good id question how much this guy will input into the team selection. |
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| loca |
Re: Chelsea - Man U
I don't even know what to say about this game. First the red card which should have been a yellow imo; if anything Cole was the one who deserved a red after that terrible foul towards the end. The dive... the goal after extra time should have been over. Ridiculous.
Mostly i'm just pissed off at the whole Mourinho debacle. If you're going to get rid of a coach at least do it _after_ the big f off match happening a few days later. Not impressed in the least. And starting the game off with one striker?? Wtf was that? You don't play Man U with just one bloody striker. Also noticed the "coach" was sitting in the back while the assistant coaches were the ones arguing with the assistant ref :mad: |
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| RaverSpike |
| i so hope chelseafc dosn't become the team they used to be like, correct if me if i'm worng is that grant the manager permanly now or what, cause if he is we have not hope, since Mourinho got sacked i've totally turned out of chelseafc resently:whip: :mad: :( |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Abramovich to take over tactics?
/ Associated Press
Posted: 24 hours ago
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will reportedly take control of the team's tactics following the departure of manager Jose Mourinho this week.
Avram Grant, the former Israel coach who replaced Mourinho, will defer to the Russian businessman when it comes to coaching the side, British newspaper The Observer reported on Sunday.
The paper said Abramovich already started to give the team instructions before Mourinho left the club on Wednesday, while Grant had been undermining his predecessor this season by trying to curry favor with senior players.
Players reportedly complained to Mourinho about Grant's approaches, leading to a reduction in the number of team meetings.
Grant was initially brought to Chelsea as director of football by Abramovich, one of several appointments made against Mourinho's wishes.
He has never coached a club outside of Israel and has only been involved in six matches in the Champions League, a tournament that Mourinho won with FC Porto in 2004.
It was widely reported over the past year that Mourinho had little control over transfers and that Abramovich had foisted Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko and Germany midfielder Michael Ballack upon him in an attempt to make the team more entertaining.
The Observer said Sunday that Mourinho was turned down in January when he asked for a striker following Shevchenko's poor start to the season. The paper added that Shevchenko, a close friend of Abramovich, and Chelsea captain John Terry were the prime movers in ousting Mourinho.
Terry was upset that Mourinho asked the club's doctors if there was a medical reason for the defender's poor performances this season, and had to be cajoled by another member of the coaching staff to take part in a pre-match drill ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match against Rosenborg.
Following the match, Abramovich reportedly entered the locker room while Mourinho was attending a press conference and, using Shevchenko as a translator, told midfielder Michael Essien he should have played more wide passes.
Terry reportedly informed the club that Mourinho no longer had the backing of his players. That, combined with the 1-1 draw against the visiting Norwegian team, led to Chelsea asking Mourinho for his resignation.
The paper added that several players confronted Terry on Friday, with Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole and Florent Malouda accusing him of not doing enough to try and keep Mourinho at the club.
When Mourinho said goodbye to the players, he reportedly embraced most of them, with Drogba and Frank Lampard reduced to tears.
He gave Shevchenko and Terry just a perfunctory handshake. |
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| sleepydragon |
u could tell that abramovich picked that team on sunday shevchenko up front on his own WFT lol. i bet grant does all he didnt look lively
during the match and in the interview he sounded boring he was clueless he didnt know the answer to any of the questions. |
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| EvilTree |
It's going to be interesting.
Last time an owner fiddle f*ck with a team, it turned out to be quite comical. (Hearts-Romanov thing) |
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