Chelsea MUTINY: Cole goes ballistic at axe
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas faced a new senior player revolt BEFORE last night's Champions League defeat to Napoli.
The Sun says Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien were dumped to the bench for daring to criticise AVB, even though he invited them to do so.
Villas-Boas held a clear-the-air meeting on Sunday where he asked them for honest opinions on their poor results.
Lampard and Essien were forthright in their views — but it was Cole who spoke out most strongly.
Cole is also unhappy as he feels 'like a robot' with Villas-Boas telling him exactly how to play, rather than giving him freedom.
Chelsea's players were infuriated when their three team-mates were put on the bench for speaking out ahead of the Champions League last 16 clash.
The boss even told Cole 'you made it personal'.
England star Cole was further angered when he saw his manager on TV claiming that he had been left out over concerns that he was not fully fit.
Cole underwent gruelling extra fitness training and insisted he was 100 per cent ready to play.
And he made a mockery of AVB's claims when he was called into action after 12 MINUTES following an injury to Jose Bosingwa. The England left-back told AVB, 'I came here to win medals and trophies, but I'm never going to do that with your tactics'.
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Comments (3)
avb shoud be given tyme coz he is new the piayers r not giving coach tyme either he is young and needs tyme
Your right he's such a douchebag, and so are the chelsea board, really what they should have done is employed you as their manager last summer as you had an undeafeted season as manager of Barcelona on FIFA 09 (although it was on amateur mode). Anyone in AVB's position would have accepted the Chelsea job. A club with brilliant recent history and playing champions league football. If only he knew what he does now. The pressure from an overexpectant owner, impatient fanbase and players who have too much power in the dressing room is destroying his reputation. For a young manager just staring off his career, still learning the trade this is a nightmare job. He will learn more from his time at Chelsea than at Porto but if he is sacked in the near future and the cosy Chelsea dressing room is kept in tact the next manager will have the same problems as AVB.
avb is such a complete no one he just has no idea at all, how can one man make himself look like such a douchebag time and time again....
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