London Evening Standard recently ran a headline claiming that there is “mutiny” in the air at Chelsea this season, and now those claims appear to have been substantiated by the BBC.
BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Garry Richardson has revealed on air that he’s heard of a Chelsea first team member professing he’d rather lose than win for Jose Mourinho.
Should the soundbite prove true, then many will start to question whether the Special One’s position at the club can continue.
You can hear the clip here (the important part begins just before seven minutes in), while Garry Richardson’s full quote is as follows:
Let me tell you what I know on the Chelsea story. My information comes from a Chelsea first team player.
The information was actually passed to me by a football contact. I was told that Jose Mourinho’s relationship with many of his players is at rock bottom.
I was told they’re fed up with the way he’s been dealing with some of them. They’re fed up with his outbursts. I was told that his relationship particularly with Eden Hazard was under immense strain.
Here’s a staggering quote. One player said recently, “I’d rather lose than win for him”. Now that last quote may well have been said in the heat of the moment, but it perhaps gives an insight into the mood of some of the players.
Chelsea are currently 15th in the table having lost six of their last eleven games in all competitions.
The Blues return to action in the Champions League on Wednesday night when Dynamo Kiev come to London, while Chelsea face a trip to Stoke next Saturday – where they recently just lost in the Capital One Cup.
0 comments:
Post a Comment