re: 8/29 Matchday Thread

I don't believe that anyone went on the record publicly about disrespecting AVB, but lots of reports said he lost the locker room well before he was fired. A Chelsea beat writer I follow on twitter is very in touch with the club and although he won't bash AVB, he strongly hints to his refusal to adjust to the environment split the locker room. Another rumor was he heavily favored his Portuguese speaking players and would often speak in this language in training and they all would laugh at the others. John and Frank didn't appreciate that at all. From all accounts from inside and out, AVB was a shite show at Chelsea and gave Roman no choice but to sack him. I wouldn't be surprised if RDM had something to do with it as well. That's just my speculation though.