I know moving on and all that crap. Still I cannot pull for this Grant guy, even though he’s now officially Chelsea’s new manager. I’ll take the risk that he might turn out to be good (doubtful) and I might grow to like him (mercy!) and my comments will come back and slap me in the face. But before he shows us some stuff (a UEFA pro license would be a good place to start), I won’t hesitate to express my despisal.
To get a better perspective, I skimmed through the articles when Raneiri was sacked and Mourinho was named the new manager. However, the situation is different. Raneiri was sacked first then Mourinho was hired. Grant, on the other hand, was planted beside Mourinho and later took over the place. Hard not to hold grudge against him. Let along the embarrassment he brought us. BBC Sports and ESPNsoccernet are sporting headlines on Grant’s suspicious coaching qualification. And the uninspiring pre and post game interview, ergh. We might have like him better if he just keep his mouth shut. Talk about not exposing your shortcomings!
love this post on CaughtOffside, it’s so mean.
New Chelsea Boss Is Just Like Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger
愛爾蘭獨立報提供我們又一有趣的 Grant 名言. Grant 在面對眾多對於他能力的質疑時, 他這麼回答:
“我記得當初 Arsene Wenger 來執教某廠時, 大家都在說誰是 Arsene?”
這是事實沒錯, 但那是因為英國媒體對於海外資訊的無知, 他們不知道 Wenger 在法國執教 Monaco 時即使在沒有贏得聯賽的那幾年, 也一直在競爭行列中, 歐冠就更不用說了.
就算我們認真挖出 Grant 的執教紀錄吧, 那也還真沒什麼有看頭的, 我們即使想要盲目地樂觀都很困難. 如果 Grant 忽然帶領 Chelsea 贏得所有的獎盃, 那我們還能拿他跟某個教練相比 – 那個幾年前沒沒無名地加入 FC Porto, 然後馬上贏得所有聯賽及盃賽冠軍, 包括歐冠與 UEFA Cup.
那是誰啊? 記不起來了… 不過他真是個好教練!