(Courtesy BBC)
Chelsea gaffer Avram Grant spoke out earlier in the week about the bad press that he has been receiving after his side missed out on their first chance to snag silverware for this season.
Grant, who took slack at the start of his coaching career with the club, is in the fire again but he is not taking it lightly this time. He has went on record saying that the allegations being made do not only hurt the team, but the club as well. Some of the allegations being thrown at Grant include a notion that the chief scout for the club wants Barca manager Frank Rijkaard at the helm for next season. Other allegations include accounts that club owner Roman Abramovich has been hand picking squads for matches. Grant flat denies this, however, there were strong rumors back when Grant took over in September that would give a large dose of credibility to these rumors. Lastly, the media is picking at the gaffer for a practice pitch dispute between team skipper John Terry and first team coach Henk ten Cate. Both parties have worked out their differences.
What does this mean? It means that Grant has earned his top-flight gaffer wings. His, "don't attack the team attitude" even though his actions are clearly under attack, are SOP for managers in the Premiership. The problem with this is that he is taking it in the wrong context. Instead of lashing out at the press, he should remind them that his team is still involved in three trophy races. And after the stomping that the Blues dealt to West Ham on the weekend, it is clear that his team has what it takes if they can hold out and knock off Man U and the Gunners, whom they both play at the Bridge before the season ends.
So Avi, the people are not insulting your friends literarly, they are doing it to see if you call them names and run off to Roman and they are getting their wish. Stop the grumbling, mate. Drogba does enough of that for the team.
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