Eriksson holds out for Chelsea job
Sven-Goran Eriksson is turning down jobs in the hope of succeeding Jose Mourinho as Chelsea’s manager in the close season. The anyone has got canada goose coat former England manager believes the current intrigue at Stamford Bridge may lead to a vacancy and he has cleared his diary in case a call comes from the Premiership champions.
Eriksson met Marseille’s prospective new owner, Jack Kachkar, last best place to buy a canada goose jacket month and they discussed what he might contribute to the French club. But the Swede also informed the Canadian businessman that he would not sign a deal with any employer while there was the possibility of a post becoming available at one of the top Champions League clubs.
There has been no contact from Chelsea, who are determined that a concerted effort must be made to win the four competitions in which they are still competing, despite the differences between their manager and some of their senior hierarchy, and despite Andriy Shevchenko expressing anger yesterday at “being made a scapegoat”, an outburst by the Ukrainian striker which will surely enrage Mourinho.
Eriksson has been encouraged by the behind-the-scenes spats and is said to consider the situation there “very interesting”. He would apparently work within Chelsea’s current structure whereby, increasingly, players are identified for, and delivered to, the manager. But he is not restricting himself to Chelsea – he let it be known that he is also monitoring the situations at Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Fabio Capello’s position at the Bernabéu appears to have become more precarious after he made an abusive gesture to a section of the Madrid crowd on Sunday. The Italian coach has been supported in his reforms of the squad by Ramón Calderón but the president’s own position at the Bernabéu is not guaranteed while a judicial inquiry is in progress into his victory in the presidential election six months ago.
Although Barcelona might seem a model of stability under Frank Rijkaard, who guided them to Champions League triumph last season, it is rumoured that the Dutchman wants to take a sabbatical from May and Eriksson would welcome an approach from Camp Nou.
Of the three it is apparently Chelsea, amid the winter of discontent in west London, who are regarded best canada goose jacket womens by Eriksson as buy canada goose parka ottawa offering the greatest chance. The 58-year-old Swede remains a close acquaintance of the agent Pini Zahavi, the pair having attended a match together at Maccabi Haifa in October, and it is known that the Israeli has a direct line to Chelsea’s owner, Roman Abramovich.
Zahavi introduced Eriksson to Abramovich at the Russian’s London residence a few days after Abramovich completed the purchase of Chelsea in July 2003.
Eriksson’s association with Chelsea did not end there: a subsequent meeting with the chief executive, Peter Kenyon canada goose outlet, in March 2004 prompted the FA to hand the Swede a four-year contract to tie him to the England manager’s position. best price canada goose parka Eriksson’s severance agreement means he will still be earning £6,500 a day from the canada goose coat 1000 calorie a day diet Soho Square payroll until July.
By that time, Eriksson hopes Mourinho will have parted company with Chelsea. News of Shevchenko airing his growing disenchantment will no doubt put further strains on the relationship between manager and chairman. The striker, who has struggled to adapt to life in the Premiership since his record £30.8m best price canada goose jacket outlet buy canada goose parka uk usa online store switch from Milan last year, has voiced his frustration at being blamed for the continuing machinations at Stamford Bridge.
Shevchenko has denied claims that he is Abramovich’s stool pigeon, amid reports that the forward plays the part of buying a canada goose jacket online dressing-room spy for the Russian oligarch. “Those rumours are all lies,” he said. “A lot of things have been said which aren’t true.
“People are crossing the limits in what they are saying about me. It is bullshit.”
Shevchenko has also made it clear that he will honour his Chelsea contract, which expires in 2010. “My contract runs for four years,” he told canada goose coat – victoria the Times. “I am here now and staying here. I am continuing to work to fit inside the team. I have been attacked from all sides but I intend to carry on. I will grit my teeth. I am not a quitter. I just want to keep out of the politics.”