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Breaking News!!! Chelsea Sacked Mouriho by Nobody: 9:50am On Dec 15, 2015 |
;DJose Mourinho left Chelsea after a chance meeting with
Roman Abramovich in which he dared the club's owner to
sack him.
Although his departure had been brewing for almost a
year, with Mourinho threatening to quit and Abramovich
considering when to sack him, events unravelled in a
matters of hours last week. It shows just how low – and
how petty – relations between the two men had become.
According to sources, Abramovich and Mourinho are
believed to have simply passed each other in a corridor at
Stamford Bridge after the disappointing 1-1 Champions
League draw with Rosenborg. Words were then
exchanged in English. Abramovich is understood to have
told Mourinho that he was disappointed with the
performance and hoped the team "could do better".
The Portuguese bridled at the comment and challenged
Abramovich to get rid of him if he was displeased with
what he was doing. "If you are not happy with me, then
just sack me," Mourinho is believed to have said. He was
told that if he wanted to go he could go – with the
manager then agreeing.
The sudden sequence confirms that Mourinho did indeed
leave by some form of "mutual consent", even if sources
close to Abramovich also claim that the Russian had
decided to dispose of the manager after the equally
disappointing league draw at home to Blackburn Rovers
the previous Saturday.
However, the petty abruptness will remain as a surprise
given what was at stake with Mourinho, who had just
under three years left on his £5.2m-a-year contract,
receiving a pay-off of £18m. That deal includes an
agreement barring him from coaching in England until
next season to ward off suitors such as Tottenham
Hotspur, who attempted to contact Mourinho five times
last week to replace their manager Martin Jol. Mourinho's
departure certainly caught officials, including the directors
bar Abramovich's key confidant Eugene Tenenbaum, on
the hop.
Mourinho is now set to take a holiday in Malaysia and
has told friends that he wants to learn to speak German
and Italian. Italy remains the most likely managerial
destination for Mourinho, who has long harboured a
desire to coach in Serie A, although the pressure is
starting to mount on the Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard,
who was, ironically, wanted by Abramovich at Chelsea
last season.
It is increasingly unlikely that another Dutchman, Guus
Hiddink, will be moving to Stamford Bridge. The 60-year-
old Russia manager has been courted by Abramovich for
some time but is set to agree a new two-year deal with
the Russian Football Federation which will take him up to
the 2010 World Cup. Abramovich has again held talks
with Hiddink over his intentions but one reason why he
has been warned off is the delicate political situation in
Russia which could harm the billionaire's business
interests.
Hiddink's agent, Cees van Nieuwenhuizen insisted
yesterday that his client had no desire, to coach in the
Premier League, although Abramovich is also understood
to have tried to tempt him with the post of general
manager at Chelsea. "Where he is right now and his age,
it is of more interest to him to work with [a] national
team," Van Nieuwenhuizen said. "I think that's what he
likes to do instead of being in the pressure cooker of the
Premier League. Abramovich would not make any friends
if he would steal away Guus Hiddink from the Russian
Football Federation."
Following the appointment of Avram Grant, the club have
been quick to rebut links with other managers such as
Marco van Basten, the coach of the Netherlands national
team. Although he appears certain to step down next
summer, sources close to the former Milan striker said
yesterday that he was likely to take over at Ajax.
There was bad news for Chelsea yesterday when they
were charged by the Football Association for failing to
control their players.
Chelsea were incensed by the referee Mike Dean's
decision to send off their Nigerian midfielder John Obi
Mikel in the first half of the 2-0 defeat away to
Manchester United on Sunday. The assistant manager,
Steve Clarke, has also been charged with using abusive
and/or insulting words towards officials. Chelsea and
Clarke have until 12 October to respond, with the club
saying they would vigorously contest both charges.
Chelsea disputed Mikel's red card, but the FA rejected
their appeal and his three-match ban was upheld.
Uefa confirmed that it has no plans to ban Grant from
coaching in the Champions League, despite uncertainty
over his qualifications. The 52-year-old Israeli has yet to
obtain the Uefa Pro-Licence, which is normally required to
coach in European competition. He has a 12-week period
of grace to gain the badge but will have to rely on a
special dispensation if he is to remain in charge for the
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