AVRAM GRANT’S job is hanging by a thread after
Chelsea’s Barnsley humbling.
The Blues boss is under severe pressure for the way
Chelsea crumbled in Saturday’s embarrassing 1-0 defeat — just weeks
after losing the Carling Cup final to Spurs.
Grant said: “I feel responsible. I never in my life
have put responsibility on other people.
“I’m the manager and am responsible for everything.
“When my team loses at Barnsley there will be many
negative things said about it — and I will accept it.
“We needed to win this game and we didn’t do it. It’s
as simple as that.
“We have two major competitions left. I am
concentrating on them not other things.”
Grant cancelled his players’ scheduled day off
yesterday and hauled them in for a post-match inquest.
Israeli Grant added: “It’s very sad because we’d played
so well in the last week.
“It’s disappointing. This team has shown that they can
play good football.”