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Rafa In Bust-up With Chelsea Squad! His Cards May Crumble Sooner by HARDDON: 9:59pm On Feb 26, 2013 |
Once again d old school cabal is @ it again and Rafa Benitez job is on d line. Rafa Benitez was involved in a training ground bust-up with Chelsea's shell-shocked squad on Monday. Less than 24 hours after they were beaten 2-0 by champions Manchester City, the Spaniard told his players their attitude had cost a series of managers the sack, then lectured them on their failure to grasp tactics and a lack of effort. But interim manager Benitez was stunned when one senior player suggested he might be at fault, given the club's success in winning the European Cup last May. Seething: Rafael Benitez slammed his players in a training ground row after their defeat by Manchester City Dejected: Chelsea players look shell-shocked as they fall to a 2-0 defeat at the Etihad on Sunday 'We won the European Cup with this team,' the player said. A furious Benitez also accused the squad of under-performing since he replaced Roberto Di Matteo in November. Sportsmail understands captain John Terry, who has been overlooked since recovering from injury, then made a passionate case on behalf of the players, even though he wasn't even on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium. Benitez is trying to prepare the players for Wednesday's FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough, but he is now facing a battle to keep them onside. Chelsea failed to win the FIFA Club World Cup in December and were then beaten over two legs in the Capital One Cup semi-final by eventual winners Swansea. They are only two points clear of fifth-place Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League and face a tough trip to the Riverside for tomorrow's fifth- round tie. It's understood that he began a pre-training discussion with the player by calling them into a huddle at their base in Cobham, Surrey. After picking up on a comment made by skipper Terry in the dressing room following their defeat at City, Benitez attempted to single him out. Terry defended himself and reminded the Spaniard that senior players have spoken to him about his managerial methods since he arrived after Chelsea's shambolic loss in the Champions League against Juventus. A discussion that began with the best of intentions then descended into a heated discussion between the players and the interim boss. Making a case: John Terry (centre) backed up his team- mates, despite being benched for the City defeat Overpowered: Yaya Toure opened the scoring for the hosts with a neat finish Game over: Carlos Tevez (right) put the result beyond any doubt after rifling home a shot One player reminded Benitez that, in addition to the Champions League, this Chelsea squad also won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups. On Monday night sources at the club played down the nature of the exchange and maintained that it did not have an impact on the quality of the training session that followed. Benitez has held several discussions with Chelsea's players about the training at the club since he replaced Di Matteo. He knows he will be replaced in the summer. Chelsea are already casting around for a replacement. |
Re: Rafa In Bust-up With Chelsea Squad! His Cards May Crumble Sooner by 190: 12:50pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Wat a relief |
Re: Rafa In Bust-up With Chelsea Squad! His Cards May Crumble Sooner by HARDDON: 5:53pm On Mar 01, 2013 |
190: Wat a relief Huh? Wonda y all dese chelshyt fans hate dat dude |
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