Chapter 851 Internal Conflict

The day after losing to Everton away, the atmosphere in the senior meeting room at Stamford Bridge was terrible.

Abramovich sat in the first seat with a grim face, looking at Granovskaia on this side, then at Mourinho on the other side, and finally at Bruce Buck who was just there to make up the numbers. He suddenly felt overwhelmed.

The league has only played three rounds, but Chelsea has lost all three.

Although Abramovich rarely interferes with the team, especially in terms of performance, he feels that he must come forward as soon as possible, at least to find out what the current situation is.

Why did the team perform so badly?

Also, how long will this bad situation last?

But what he had never expected was that the atmosphere would become so bad, and it even turned into a heated argument between Mourinho and Granovskaia, which was not what he wanted to see at all.

He would rather see everyone working together with one mind, rather than like it is now.

Granovskia has been his confidant for many years. Although his ability may be a little questionable, his loyalty is absolutely reliable.

At Chelsea, he must have someone he can absolutely trust.

As for Mourinho, it seemed as if he wanted to vent all the anger he had felt on the field on Granovskaia.

The cause of the incident was very simple. Granovskaia wanted Mourinho to explain the current situation, and his tone was not bad.

This shouldn't be too much, right?

But the Portuguese refused to accept this and directly confronted Granovskaia, making it difficult for him to save face.

There was no way out. The club's top management was all there at the time. If Granovskia didn't resist, how would she lead the team in the future?

So, the final result was that the two of them escalated the conflict and started to quarrel internally, and finally it became a huge fight.

In this matter, Abramovich felt that Mourinho was a little too spoiled.

But the Russians know Mourinho too well and are well aware of Chelsea's current situation.

To be honest, if Mourinho was really fired, Chelsea would not be able to hire a famous coach.

Perhaps Hiddink, who has a close personal relationship with Abramovich, would be willing to come to the rescue, but he has been away from European professional football for many years and is no longer accustomed to this cruel battlefield.

This is also the reason why Abramovich had the audacity to invite Mourinho back.

There are too few famous coaches in today's football world!

So, in order to prevent the atmosphere from deteriorating further, Abramovich interrupted the meeting and kicked out everyone except Mourinho, Granovskaia and Bruce Buck.

"Jose, I know the team's performance has not been ideal recently and you are under a lot of pressure, but there is no need for you to be so angry. Marina just wants to know about the team's situation."

Abramovich said this neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Although he now has to rely on Mourinho, he has no intention of boosting the Portuguese's arrogance.

"She? Humph, even if she understands, what help can she provide? What does she know?" Mourinho replied with a sneer.

Granovskia was not happy after hearing this and retorted: "Yes, I don't understand. Who in the world knows football better than you, Mourinho?"

But soon, she changed the subject, "But what are the fans saying now? Even if there was a dog sitting in the Chelsea coaching booth, it would be impossible to lead the team to the relegation zone, but you did it, great coach!"

Mourinho was furious when he heard this. "Why did my team fall into the relegation zone? You should be held responsible. Let me tell you, Granovskia, it was because of your poor recruitment that the team didn't get any of the players they wanted. This affected my team building plan. How dare you blame me?"

"I'm not good at recruiting players?" Granovskaia was also angry. "You want Falcao, we will give you Falcao, but what's the result? He sat on the bench for three games and didn't play for a minute. That was a transfer worth tens of millions of pounds!"

When Abramovich heard this, his eyes twitched. It was really too damn unfair.

Falcao, who was brought in with a lot of money, didn't play for even a minute in the three games since he came.

But what is the result?

Mourinho told the media that the team's offense was weak!

"Yes, I want Falcao, but when did you bring him in? When the season was about to start, he didn't even have the chance to practice with the team, and he didn't even have time to participate in training. His condition was so bad, how could you let me use him? Tell me, isn't this your responsibility?"

Mourinho asked very confidently.

"Also, I need a midfielder, I want Fabregas, but what about you? You forced Calhanoglu on me, what the hell is that? He's not as good as De Bruyne. I want this type of player, why did I let De Bruyne go in the first place?"

"Where's the winger? Where's Pedro? He's shining in Atletico Madrid now!"

Granovskia was feeling depressed and glanced at Abramovich. There was nothing he could do as he had to take the blame.

However, she didn't give in at all.

"Yes, I didn't bring in Fabregas, but we brought in Rakitic to strengthen the team's midfield. We lost Pedro, but we brought in Cuadrado. But what about you? Have you used them? How did you use Cuadrado?"

"When you face reporters and the media, you say nice things and try to shirk responsibility, but have you ever thought about why you didn't use the players the team spent so much money to bring in?"

"You looked down on Lukaku, even if the striker was in short supply, but he performed so well outside; and De Bruyne, you also didn't take him seriously at the beginning, but now? He went to Inter Milan and immediately became popular. He played well for half a season and was named the man of the match for three consecutive games in the new season."

"Now it's Quadrado's turn, right?"

Abramovich felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard this again. It was really a rip-off.

Why do we have to bring in Falcao when we already have Lukaku? This is a very puzzling question.

But if you want to bring in Falcao, and the player comes and helps the team, then that's fine.

But the question now is, after Falcao comes, you let him sit on the bench?

Bro, are you being willful because you have money? Or are you teasing me on purpose?

As for letting De Bruyne go, Abramovich is regretting it so much now!

Cuadrado, who was highly expected before the season, played as a substitute in three consecutive games after coming to Chelsea. The total playing time was exactly half an hour, and he made no contribution at all.

If he was bought for more than 3 million pounds, Granovskiy would not have much to say.

But Cuadrado was bought for more than 30 million pounds. Can't you use him a little and give him some trust and support?

Mourinho looked at Granovskaia with a gloomy face, then looked at Abramovich who looked very unhappy, and stood up suddenly, "So what you mean is that I am not worthy of coaching this team, right?"

Granovskia was suddenly speechless and could not answer.

Abramovich's heart also skipped a beat, Mourinho was his last resort.

Just when the Russians wanted to intervene, the Portuguese waved their hands and said, "It doesn't matter. Do whatever you want. Just do it yourself!"

After saying that, the Portuguese madman turned and left.

"He...he...he is so arrogant!" Granovskia was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

Bruce Buck, who had been silent the whole time, said calmly, "He still has three and a half years left on his contract!"

This was like a bucket of cold water poured on the angry Abramovich's head.

Isn’t it?

Chelsea invited Mourinho back and entrusted him with important tasks, hoping that he could transform Chelsea, so they gave him a five-year contract with an annual salary of 10 million pounds.

If he is fired at this time, in addition to paying a penalty, he will also have to pay this salary.

That’s more than 30 million pounds!

The cost of firing a head coach is really too high!

Abramovich feels very sad now, and really feels like he has put a tight ring on himself.

He would never have thought that Mourinho would mess up Chelsea to this extent.

What's even more terrifying is that he has made enemies everywhere and has offended a large number of people in the Premier League professional football world. Even the players in the Chelsea locker room are very dissatisfied with him, making it unclear whether the team's performance can improve.

Even though Chelsea is currently ranked second from the bottom, it is still one place higher than Liverpool.

However, in the eyes of professionals, Chelsea is now the real second-in-command.

Liverpool played against the top three teams in the Premier League in the first three rounds, so losing is not a big problem. As long as Rodgers can get as many points as possible against weaker teams next time, they may not be able to get into the top four of the league, but at least they will have no problem ranking in the upper middle levels.

But what about Chelsea?

Among the teams in the first three rounds, there are no top four strong teams.

If we follow normal planning, we should have won all three games.

But now, not only did we fail to win, we actually lost.

It's such a fucking rip-off!

In this comparison, Chelsea's situation is much worse than Liverpool's.

Abramovich had an urge to go berserk, he even wondered what he could do to help the team out of its current predicament?

"By the way, Marina!" Abramovich turned to look at Granovskia.

"Today is the last day of the transfer window. How did your talk with Everton go yesterday?"

Granovskia shook his head. "Elston still refused to give in and repeatedly said that Stones was not for sale."

After a pause, Granovskia continued: "But I received news that Everton has loaned young midfielders Prowse and Andres Pereira from Southampton. It is said that Elston talked to Yang Huan personally."

"Are they really going to bring in Stones?" Abramovich frowned.

It was previously reported in newspapers that Yang Huan had dinner with Elstone. At that time, the media believed that Southampton wanted to target Stones after selling Javi Martinez.

This is not surprising, because after Javi Martinez left, the Saints only have three central defenders left: Varane, Laporte and Nastasic, and there is only one right central defender, Varane. If Stones is introduced, it will undoubtedly be a great addition.

"This... I'm not sure, but it is possible!" Granovskia said worriedly.

Stones is a highly praised player, and many people think that he is very similar to Ferdinand back then.

In today's Premier League, local players are generally less popular than foreign players, so local quotas are very important.

Who would easily give up on a star like Stones who has the ability to play as a main player, hold up the local banner, occupy a local player quota, has a certain appeal in his country, and is even the future core player that the national team is focusing on training?

Chelsea has been working on Stones' transfer throughout the summer. It can be said that the team has invested a lot of effort in this transfer.

If Southampton had intercepted the ball at the last moment, it would have been a real bummer!

Thinking of this, Abramovich waved his hand and said, "Marina, please make arrangements for me immediately. I will go to Liverpool this afternoon and talk to them in person!"