The money infested world of European football is more ruthless than ever before.
And reputations don't count for anything anymore. Like politics, all that matters is "Now".
No long term planning is considered necessary if the result are not produced instantaneously!
And your friends & admirers of yesterday, can be your enemies today and contribute to your downfall tomorrow!
And it all has to do with the corrupting power of money & how players, players agents, club bosses & coaches tend to try to divide & rule rather than unite & win!
Just ask the Special One, Jose Mourinho! He lost the trust & respect of his once admiring players, and with that went their commitment to him to perform……..and the once Special One became the Sacked One!
However, in case of Mourinho, he is attracting little sympathy in personal terms due to his combative style of continuing to blame his players, the referees, medical staff & just about everyone else except himself! He even went as far as suggesting his players had "betrayed" him & maybe they were a bunch of "ordinary" players "he" had mad to perform so well last year, who were incapable of reproducing the same level of performance this year!
From next year, the mere presence in the English Premier League is worth a minimum of 100 million pounds to each club (in broadcast rights money). No club or their owners can afford to be relegated, and Chelsea are only one point above that zone right now.
Having said that, Chelsea should have stuck by a manager with a proven track record & allowed him to stir them back to stability.
Nevertheless, Mourinho has fallen on his own arrogant sword & got a taste of his own medicine!
Sir Bobby Charlton nails what everyone thinks of Mourinho: "…he's a really good coach…but that's as far as I'd go1….he pontificates too much for my liking!…."
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