Blues mourned Mourinho move
Posted Friday, December 09, 2011 by ESPN
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho may never have joined the Spanish side if his former players at Chelsea had got their way.
The highly successful Blues coach left under a cloud of controversy after an apparent bust-up with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in September 2007.
According to a new book published in Spain called ‘Mourinho: Secrets of his Success', senior Chelsea players tried everything to prevent the Portuguese from leaving Stamford Bridge.
Club captain John Terry even attempted to convince Abramovich to not let Mourinho leave while star striker Didier Drogba 'wept like a child' when he realised there was no turning back for the manager in his decision to quit.
Excerpts from the book were quoted in the Daily Express including revelations from current Blues players like Paulo Ferreira.
"It is always complicated when a manager leaves a club, but this case was much more so," Ferreira was quoted as saying.
"Jose came into the dressing room, gathered us all together and told us he was leaving. Didier was one of the worst affected. He wept like a child."
Drogba added: "There was lots of emotion. It seemed unreal, as though it was a movie.
"We used to see him every day, and we were unprepared for him leaving. It was a real shock."
Terry also recalled how he took matters into his own hands - ultimately it proved a fruitless task.
"We spoke with the club, and told them clearly that we did not want Jose to go," he said.
"But he already had an agreement in place with the club."
Mourinho joined Inter Milan in 2008 after his exit from Chelsea and is now currently the manager of Real Madrid.
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