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Makelele: Mourinho resented his Chelsea players

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 10:56

Former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele says Jose Mourinho resented the success of his players in his final season at the club.

Makelele says Mourinho's demise at Chelsea happened quickly.

In his book, Simplement Tout, Makelele recalled: "He grew distant from the players quite soon into 2006-07. Suddenly, there were divisions in the camp. Then he took on Abramovich, who wanted to see the players expressing themselves more. Mourinho was stubborn and wouldn’t change. Something had cracked, and the players felt it badly.

"It troubled me that Mourinho wanted to take all the limelight himself, and forgot about the players. He thought it was his work, not ours that brought success. It really looked as if he resented it when a player took him out of the spotlight."

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Comments (2)

Submitted by Chelsea Madrid (not verified) on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 19:56.

Fa Cup ,u wannabe lil weezy.

Submitted by Young Money (not verified) on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 17:57.

Makelele stop bitching... Chelsea have not won anything since Mourinho left, so what's the players excuse?

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