Former Chelsea manager, Avram Grant, has told Sky Sports News HQ that Chelsea need to stop living in the past.
Grant managed Chelsea following Mourinho’s departure in 2007, leading the blues to a Champions League Final and has claimed that Mourinho will come good again if given the time he deserves.
Grant has also criticised a media strategy of ‘extremes’ concerning Mourinho, who he identifies as a ‘nice guy.’
It is not easy, but I think Jose deserves a chance. I didn’t like when they made him the genius, and I don’t like what they are doing to Jose now, saying ‘He is useless’ or something.
It is not like this, it is too extreme. He is a good coach but, like any other person, he is facing tough times. He needs to show he can handle pressure but don’t judge him only by the quality of his interviews when he is under pressure. He is a good coach, a nice guy, and he can get out of it, for sure.
Now manager of Ghana’s national team, which includes Chelsea’s very own Baba Rahman, Grant has suggested that some of Chelsea’s problems may stem from complacency within the squad following last season’s capture of the Premier League title and Capital One Cup.
They need to stop living in the past and saying last season was like this and this because then you could also say that two seasons ago was not so great.
Jose Mourinho was not one to rotate his squad heavily last season and as of January last season, the squad’s form dropped after the 5-3 defeat to Tottenham, despite going on to win the league, it seems that was the start of Chelsea’s decline.
Last season was great for Chelsea, winning the League title, but now they need to see what is the problem, why are top players not performing like they need to play, why the team is not performing like they need to, and find a solution. The quality is there, the talent is there. There is no doubt about this.
