CFC Makelele lifts lid on "unbearable" Abramovich pressure
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tribalfooball.com - February 23, 2007
Claude Makelele has lifted the lid on the internal pressure being placed on Chelsea's players and manager Jose Mourinho.
Makelele, Chelsea's elder statesman at 34, told The Sun: "Now Chelsea have become one of Europe's great clubs there is such pressure on the manager and players from the public and media.
"And from the owner, who puts pressure on behind the scenes. In truth, we don't really know too much about what is happening. Roman Abramovich does not say a lot but we can see there is so much pressure the club is putting on the manager.
"It's unbearable, especially for the players. We want to be in the right conditions to win matches and above all trophies. That is difficult with this internal pressure."
It appears to be a clear call from midfielder Makelele for greater harmony between the boardroom and dressing room at Stamford Bridge.
And he appreciates Mourinho's attempts to shield his Premiership champions from any dangerous fall-out.
Makelele added: "The manager has taken all the pressure on himself and has always been behind us. It's impressive.
"I do feel the internal pressure around the manager. He is managing to handle it and come through it well. The manager hides a huge amount from us. He preserves us from everything internal, the pressure within the club.
"He doesn't want us to feel that. The objective is not to think of those things.
"It's to go out and win matches and all the trophies ahead of us. That's the most important thing.
"We won't do that if we are involved in what's happening between the manager and the club." -
Kudos to Mourinho for protecting his players. That's what a good manager would do.Originally posted by ghimpheng:tribalfooball.com - February 23, 2007
Claude Makelele has lifted the lid on the internal pressure being placed on Chelsea's players and manager Jose Mourinho.
Makelele, Chelsea's elder statesman at 34, told The Sun: "Now Chelsea have become one of Europe's great clubs there is such pressure on the manager and players from the public and media.
"And from the owner, who puts pressure on behind the scenes. In truth, we don't really know too much about what is happening. Roman Abramovich does not say a lot but we can see there is so much pressure the club is putting on the manager.
"It's unbearable, especially for the players. We want to be in the right conditions to win matches and above all trophies. That is difficult with this internal pressure."
It appears to be a clear call from midfielder Makelele for greater harmony between the boardroom and dressing room at Stamford Bridge.
And he appreciates Mourinho's attempts to shield his Premiership champions from any dangerous fall-out.
Makelele added: "The manager has taken all the pressure on himself and has always been behind us. It's impressive.
"I do feel the internal pressure around the manager. He is managing to handle it and come through it well. The manager hides a huge amount from us. He preserves us from everything internal, the pressure within the club.
"He doesn't want us to feel that. The objective is not to think of those things.
"It's to go out and win matches and all the trophies ahead of us. That's the most important thing.
"We won't do that if we are involved in what's happening between the manager and the club." -
true la.
mourinho is a v gd manager. the players dun feel alot of pressure when playin...
he makes all the media attention to himself, so as not to disrupt the players' attention. -
His players absolutely LOVE him. He's got the support of his players any time.Originally posted by gigabyte14:true la.
mourinho is a v gd manager. the players dun feel alot of pressure when playin...
he makes all the media attention to himself, so as not to disrupt the players' attention. -
ya lo, i can tell he takes very gd care of his players, like defending his players everytime against criticism, trust and such.Originally posted by SumOne:His players absolutely LOVE him. He's got the support of his players any time. -
Yes, even to the point of putting himself on the line at times.Originally posted by gigabyte14:ya lo, i can tell he takes very gd care of his players, like defending his players everytime against criticism, trust and such. -
and he is super confident in his team ability to win
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Yeah,he is a good manager.
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He is a good manager in a different way....
He shakes hands with players even from the lower leagues.
He throws his EPL medal to the fans.
He hugs his players without embarrassment.
He is not afraid to make changes. Most of the times correctly.
He exudes a certain type of confidence most managers can't.
He laughs with his coaching staff and takes care of them. eg Steve Clark.
His interviews are very very interesting.