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Originally Posted by The Phantom  Also a move for Van Basten would be seen as a more favourable move with the fans and the players. I seem to think they dislike Grant because he 'stabbed' Mourinho in the back and took his job. |
I can understand Chelsea fans disliking the guy being the replacement for someone they loved so much, but this would be a ridiculous take on the matter for a couple of reasons.
1) If it's true that he still Director of Football then he has taken nobody's job there. Chelsea still do not have a contracted manager so he cannot be technically assumed to have "taken Jose's job" and
2) Why shouldn't he even if he did? I don't see this as "stabbing Mourinho in the back at all". Roman wanted him out, he owns the club, so he gets what he wants. Then he is without anyone to take care of the 1st team so he asks Grant to do it. What should Grant do? Clearly in his interviews Jose didn't like him. So the suggestion is he should have turned down this offer from his employer (a man he is said to be friends with) to show some sort of faux loyalty to a guy that didn't even like him, and thus lose his own job as well?