Milan 17,964 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke has admitted he came close to leaving the club last season. Clarke, who first arrived at Stamford Bridge as a player in 1987, concedes that Jose Mourinho's departure almost convinced him it was time to move on. However, he changed his mind at the end of the campaign after Chelsea came second in the Premier League and agonisingly lost the UEFA Champions League final to Manchester United on penalties. Clarke admits he would only want to leave on a high and is now determined to help guide Chelsea to success this term. "Last October when Jose Mourinho left I was 90 per cent certain I was going to leave," he told the Daily Star Sunday. "But then by the end of the season I wanted to stay because I didn't want to leave on a blank season. "After a season like that I think it would have been too hard to move. I wanted to put things right." Clarke believes his feelings are shared by many of the players, with the likes of Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba opting to stay despite interest from elsewhere. He explained: "You can imagine the pain in the group. Now they have the opportunity to go out and put everything right." skysports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changingman2000 35 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Fair play to him. Must have been hard working under the lizard last season. Chelsea man through and through/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stamford 3 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 It must have been so difficult for Clarkey, As you say CM, he is Chelsea through and through and after the high of Jose's time with us, having to work under Grant must have been like a kick in the bollocks for him. The fella played well for us and is now coaching well for us and although there is supposedly no room for sentiment in football, I firmly believe that Steve should be looked after by the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I would like Steve to become our manager at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,539 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Good on him,thought when Jose got a job he'd go but no wooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changingman2000 35 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 It must have been so difficult for Clarkey, As you say CM, he is Chelsea through and through and after the high of Jose's time with us, having to work under Grant must have been like a kick in the bollocks for him. The fella played well for us and is now coaching well for us and although there is supposedly no room for sentiment in football, I firmly believe that Steve should be looked after by the board. agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I would like Steve to become our manager at one point. Me too working with the likes of Jose and Scolari is the best training for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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