A manager without respect is like a pie without gravy...it fills a gap, but it'll never be a world beater. But what happens when the senior players take it upon themselves to disrespect a struggling manager? And what does it say about those players when one of them happens to be facing criminal charges for an alleged offence and the manager has backed them to the hilt...welcome to the Chelsea training ground.
Whether the rumoured player revolt on Sunday at Chelsea's training ground was actually as much of an event as the various media outlets wanted to make of it or if it even took place at all, there have been rumours about dressing room unrest for a while. AVB doesn't need anyones pity, he has proved in his young career so far that he has what it takes to be a winner and whilst things have not been going his way at Chelsea he has maintained his dignity and not been panicked into playing every player in his squad just incase one of the them can play a bit, or making hasty tactical changes...whether he stays or goes, in twenty years he will probably be mentioned in the same breath as Mourinho, Fergie and Wenger.
I don't think the same can be said for Chelsea or Roman's empire...
Sunday League rule number one is you fight for your team, no matter what, you go out on the pitch, you play and you die for the shirt...the further you go up the football pyramid, the more people come and watch, the more these people judge you on performance and heart. The cardinal sin for any professional is to disrespect your club, your fans or your manager.
When a players ego gets too big, when they think they're too big for a club there is only one winner...just ask Pierre Van Hooijdonk....maybe a couple of the Chelsea boys are thinking they are untouchable and a few have been a little too self-absorbed for a while
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