I don't know, I really like what he was doing there.
Simon Burke
· 1 year ago
He gave a similar interview to BBC Radio 5 that I listened to today. In fairness the interviewer above is a fool and trying to wind him up with stupid questions. I think Grant is sick to death of it all and I feel sorry for him - he has had to put up with a lot this year , the team he inherited has gotten some pretty good results but he is much maligned. The media hate him as he isnt Jose but his record is very good this year. One final, one bad FA CUP exit, nearly champions but not quite and possible CL winners. yet he gets such a slagging off from everyone. Maurinho was loved at Chelsea but most of us non Chelsea fans remember how dour their football was to watch, the wingless wonders. I cant see Grant surviving and it will probably be a relief for him at the end. He has been very harshly treated and suffered some horrible ethnic abuse too.
Michael
· 1 year ago
I definitely agree with you, Simon, about the ethnic abuse. There's no place in the game or the world for death threats or racial insults or anything like that; it's despicable stuff.
Your direct quote was the team he "inherited", and that's exactly my point. He stumbled into a great situation with a team who had won two of the last three league titles and a couple of domestic cup competitions along the way.
Stats-wise and numerically, his record has been great. But come on, you and I could pick a team and beat Wigan, Sunderland, Blackburn, whatever--mid-table clubs. Grant hasn't even been great at picking Jose's team this year, his squad selection has left a lot to be desired for.
When it comes down to the big, big games though, Grant has been exposed. He lost the Carling Cup final and was tactically outclassed by Ramos, was eliminated from the FA Cup as you said, and hasn't really been able to come up with the goods against the "Big Four" in the league. You know as well as I do that Benitez is going to expose Grant for a tactical fraud in their Champions League tie, so that'll be another disappointment for the Blues. If Mourinho couldn't outsmart Rafa, how can Grant?
I don't care how dour teams play; it's not about style and artistry. It's about winning the games you need to win. Arsenal is a lovely team to watch, but what do they have to show for it? Mourinho's teams weren't the prettiest, but they got the job done.
Again, yes, I'm sure it has been a long, tough year for Grant. I won't deny that. But come on. The media does their job, and he's supposed to do his. Part of that is answering the bell when the media come calling, not shrugging them off because you're not in the mood to talk. As I said, he fluked into this job and should appreciate being there and having his team within a couple points of the title.
Ph0BoLuS
· 1 year ago
He shrugged them off probably because people at the top told him to do it. If you go to chelseafc.com and look at the post match interviews he usually knows what he's talking about, I think it's just a revenge thing towards skysports for moving the match up 2 days. In my opinion he hasn't done much wrong except for his little mishaps in the CC final and his team selection on Monday, I dont think it's enough to get sacked though. If he does get sacked I hope the best for him he's a good guy from what I've seen.
Mike
· 1 year ago
Did that really happen? Anybody got a link to the video? That's really odd...I started reading it and thought it was a joke.
slipereypete
· 1 year ago
Talk about missing the point. He was having a go at Sky and Co. for giving them a Thrusday Night(!?) match when they had just played a Mon. night. Indulge him this once to give a Mourinho-esque deadpan to a reporter. There is a context to everything, your job to find it if you want to be taken seriously. And your mater-of-fact declaration of a clear out is laughable, would love you to find precedent of such a clear out at a club with similar stature? But don't let the facts or the historical evidence get in the way!
Dan
· 1 year ago
Grant is a douche! Chelsea goes only 2 points behind ManU and this guy is acting like a fool.
Maybe his strategy is to keep people from talking about the race and turn their attention to him. But the team deserves better representation from their manager after an incredibly important win.
Even if he wins something this year no one will like him and will be waiting to criticize him again.
Total DOUCHE!
Michael
· 1 year ago
Slipereypete, mark my words right now:
Drogba, Essien, Carvalho, Pizarro, Shevchenko, Ben Haim, Malouda, possibly Lampard, Sidwell, and Wright-Phillips will all leave this summer. I don't care how long they have left on their contracts, it doesn't even matter. They're all leaving.
slipereypete
· 1 year ago
Mark your words, an exodus, the likes no-one has seen before WILL happen, yet there is nothing but conjecture and subjectivity to back it up?! The Sun called and wants to know when you can start!
Michael
· 1 year ago
First time for everything, mate.
We'll talk again come the start of next season.
HeMaN
· 1 year ago
Excellent !
Love it !!!
Right up the reporters arse !!!
Thats what you get if u treat ppl without respect !
Ivan
· 1 year ago
It was a sky thing he did press conferences after the game that were fine look at chelsea f.c. website. Alex Ferguson doesnt talk to BBC that is a fucking disgrace.... At least Grant turned up.
Every chelsea fan doesn't want him, the true neutral thinks he has done an good job under the circumstances. The truth is whoever was coming in players would leave. The only certainty in the list of players that actually matter named by Michael is Drogba...everything else is tabloid talk.
Franco's Bruvva
· 1 year ago
Some of the posts here are so off the mark it's Slipperypete is dead right.
Grant's performance in this press conference has endeared him to many of us Chels who were inconvenienced and put out of pocket by the late change of fixture date imposed by greedy Murdoch's Sky. I have a €160 return flight to Liverpool taking off in 6 hours, but I won't be on it. Thanks Sky, and well done Avram for giving them a little of what they deserve. They don't respect our football supporters, why should our manager show them respect?
Michael
· 1 year ago
Give me a break, Franco!! Two weeks notice was given to the change of this game, not two days.
Newsflash: It's not about the supporters who go to games, it's about TV and money. The sooner you understand that, the better. I don't agree with it, but that's how it is.
LemmusLemmus
· 1 year ago
Do you feel under pressure to deliver a trophy. Is that the reason for the monosyllabic answers? ‘No.’
Pure genious. Should qualify him for the Ernst Happel memorial medal. That Happel bloke, by the way, won two European Cups as a coach.
BillE Shears
· 1 year ago
As I am sure that everyone blogging about Avram has noticed, there are so many amazing pictures of him.
Michael
· 1 year ago
Hahaha that's the fun part Ty, the choices are endless.
liran
· 1 year ago
Hello from ISRAEL to you all! here is a respond from someone who know's Avram Grant just a bit better then you Criticize,smugly knowledgeable,affected by press. leading chelsea bravery avram took a great team and keep her steady, and even better with 94% wins since the first day as a boss. (better then jose up until now which means so far so so good )
these are pure football facts and this is what you need to focus on. but apparently football is really not the issue for you. Avram Grant wears black routinely. so what?? are we become fashion police? Prince of Darkness-well, in rome act as a roman! i'm sorry but it seems that you have very strong passion to yellow then football. for ending-Avram Grant is a very smart person and a brilliant football man. he literally proves to you all from game to game, but you are so hypnotized so it's really nearly hopeless. So here is my advice- when chelsea win try to be happy for your team not bitter like you got used to.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
AVram is the man
avram is genious!!
· 1 year ago
at the end of this season some writers will have to throw their pen. avram is genious .he already achieve more the the "special"... he will not be the journalists freind ..but they will admire him. they will ask him to take the national team...
slipereypete
· 1 year ago
"Drogba, Essien, Carvalho, Pizarro, Shevchenko, Ben Haim, Malouda, possibly Lampard, Sidwell, and Wright-Phillips will all leave this summer. I don’t care how long they have left on their contracts, it doesn’t even matter. They’re all leaving."
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Maurinho was loved at Chelsea but most of us non Chelsea fans remember how dour their football was to watch, the wingless wonders.
I cant see Grant surviving and it will probably be a relief for him at the end. He has been very harshly treated and suffered some horrible ethnic abuse too.
Your direct quote was the team he "inherited", and that's exactly my point. He stumbled into a great situation with a team who had won two of the last three league titles and a couple of domestic cup competitions along the way.
Stats-wise and numerically, his record has been great. But come on, you and I could pick a team and beat Wigan, Sunderland, Blackburn, whatever--mid-table clubs. Grant hasn't even been great at picking Jose's team this year, his squad selection has left a lot to be desired for.
When it comes down to the big, big games though, Grant has been exposed. He lost the Carling Cup final and was tactically outclassed by Ramos, was eliminated from the FA Cup as you said, and hasn't really been able to come up with the goods against the "Big Four" in the league. You know as well as I do that Benitez is going to expose Grant for a tactical fraud in their Champions League tie, so that'll be another disappointment for the Blues. If Mourinho couldn't outsmart Rafa, how can Grant?
I don't care how dour teams play; it's not about style and artistry. It's about winning the games you need to win. Arsenal is a lovely team to watch, but what do they have to show for it? Mourinho's teams weren't the prettiest, but they got the job done.
Again, yes, I'm sure it has been a long, tough year for Grant. I won't deny that. But come on. The media does their job, and he's supposed to do his. Part of that is answering the bell when the media come calling, not shrugging them off because you're not in the mood to talk. As I said, he fluked into this job and should appreciate being there and having his team within a couple points of the title.
Maybe his strategy is to keep people from talking about the race and turn their attention to him. But the team deserves better representation from their manager after an incredibly important win.
Even if he wins something this year no one will like him and will be waiting to criticize him again.
Total DOUCHE!
Drogba, Essien, Carvalho, Pizarro, Shevchenko, Ben Haim, Malouda, possibly Lampard, Sidwell, and Wright-Phillips will all leave this summer. I don't care how long they have left on their contracts, it doesn't even matter. They're all leaving.
We'll talk again come the start of next season.
Love it !!!
Right up the reporters arse !!!
Thats what you get if u treat ppl without respect !
Every chelsea fan doesn't want him, the true neutral thinks he has done an good job under the circumstances. The truth is whoever was coming in players would leave. The only certainty in the list of players that actually matter named by Michael is Drogba...everything else is tabloid talk.
Grant's performance in this press conference has endeared him to many of us Chels who were inconvenienced and put out of pocket by the late change of fixture date imposed by greedy Murdoch's Sky. I have a €160 return flight to Liverpool taking off in 6 hours, but I won't be on it. Thanks Sky, and well done Avram for giving them a little of what they deserve. They don't respect our football supporters, why should our manager show them respect?
Newsflash: It's not about the supporters who go to games, it's about TV and money. The sooner you understand that, the better. I don't agree with it, but that's how it is.
‘No.’
Pure genious. Should qualify him for the Ernst Happel memorial medal. That Happel bloke, by the way, won two European Cups as a coach.
here is a respond from someone who know's Avram Grant
just a bit better then you Criticize,smugly knowledgeable,affected by press.
leading chelsea bravery avram took a great team and keep her steady, and even better with 94% wins since the first day as a boss. (better then jose up until now which means so far so so good )
these are pure football facts and this is what you need to focus on.
but apparently football is really not the issue for you.
Avram Grant wears black routinely.
so what??
are we become fashion police?
Prince of Darkness-well, in rome act as a roman!
i'm sorry but it seems that you have very strong passion to yellow then football.
for ending-Avram Grant is a very smart person
and a brilliant football man.
he literally proves to you all from game to game,
but you are so hypnotized so it's really nearly hopeless.
So here is my advice- when chelsea win try to be happy for your team not bitter like you got used to.
avram is genious .he already achieve more the the "special"...
he will not be the journalists freind ..but they will admire him.
they will ask him to take the national team...
LOL.