Brazilian coach revealed Luis Scolarifollowing 13 years, regarding the real reason why the club’s management Chelsea The former Englishman was dismissed from his position in the technical staff in February 2009, following 7 months of assuming the job.
And the British newspaper, Miro, quoted, on Sunday, Scolari as saying: “Chelsea had some problems with injuries at the time, and a problem occurred in the team, following I collided with one or two players, Anelka and Drogba.”
He continued, “The medical staff thought that we should allow Drogba to go for treatment in France during the summer, but I asked that he stay in London, because I thought his departure to Cannes in the middle of the summer for a month or two, would make him take a vacation instead of a period of treatment.”
He explained: “When Drogba returned, I tried to make him play with Anelka in the attack line, especially since Anelka was the top scorer in the league, but he surprised me, at that time, that he plays in only one position, and here I felt that he lacks to show his respect, and that he does not want me to be his friendship. “.
And he added: “But my plan was for Drogba and Anelka to form a double, and come back to help the team when we lost the ball, and I spoke with Ivory frankly in 2018, and I told him that with Anelka they were the real reason for my dismissal from Chelsea, and they made me lose one of the biggest opportunities in my career.”
It is noteworthy that Scolari was Chelsea’s fourth coach under the leadership of its former owner, Russian Roman Abramovich, but the Brazilian coach did not live long, and he followed in the footsteps of Italian Claudio Ranieri, Avram Grant and Jose Mourinho, following he was sacked, although he led his country to glory. And winning the 2002 World Cup.