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Posted:
Fri May 28, 2004 11:12 amby JBG
Apparently Mourinho is flying in to London today for talks with Chelsea.
It is strange that Ranieri hasn't been sacked yet.
Even we got rid of Houlllier quicker........what gives?
My theory is that Kenyon is trying to haggle Ranieri out of the £6million compensation he's allegedley due and Ranieiri is digging his heels in over it (and more power to him).
Posted:
Fri May 28, 2004 11:21 amby Scottbot
Must admit, something doesn't add up at Chelsea. I can't believe Ranieri is still there. It's almost as if Kenyon is seeing how far he can push him till he resigns. Has a manager ever been treated more shabbily by his club? If Chelsea want to be universally hated like the mancs then they are going the right way about it.
Posted:
Fri May 28, 2004 12:26 pmby JBG
Chelsea's treatment of Ranieri is an absolute disgrace.
Apparently they summoned him back from Italy for a meeting on players contracts, yet nothing was (allegedly) said about his own situation.
All the same, I think Ranieiri will get the boot next week and be replaced with Mourinho.
I have my fingers crossed that Mourinho won't reach agreement with Chelsea when he meets them this weekend and we get him.
Remember, the guy walked out of Benfica due to interference from the club president. However, at £4million a year he'll probably allow Abramovich to pick the side and play Carlo Cudicini up front if he wants to!
Posted:
Sat May 29, 2004 6:08 amby azriahmad
For all of Maurinho's very astute tacticial acumen, as demonstrated in Porto's progress in the Champions' League, I think Benitez would make a better Liverpool manager between the 2 as Valencia really plays the same philosophy of the Liverpool and the AC Milan teams of the great past eras.
Let Chelski have him, we would still have a man who is a great tactician, only shaded by Maurinho, with a team who plays better and have better ethics. As much as I admire what Porto have achieved, they are a bunch of cheats and would resort to gamesmanship at a drop of a hat. Witness how many times Drelei or some other team mates have done this in the Champions League and also in the UEFA Cup last season. It is not the coach who does this but if his players did so in so many games and he did not really stop them from doing so, does that not imply that he had somehow condoned this behaviour. Make no mistake that Maurinho is an excellent coach, but then so is Benitez.
Liverpool is not a club of cheaters.