Lost cause: the Israeli received plenty of support in recent weeks, including from his own son , but it wasn't enough to rescue his job at Stamford Bridge
But he did it to the best of his ability - and that meant three runners-up spots in eight months. What he might have achieved if given a season or two!
He was invited to take over by his "friend" Abramovich in September but my own feeling is that Grant's eagerness to accept such a challenge distorted his appreciation of what was involved at this level of the game. He handled the pressure without complaint but often looked bewildered by some of the demands of the job.
I remember thinking how much he reminded me of the movie in which Peter Sellers plays a gardener who, inexplicably, becomes the President of the United States.
What is becoming clear is that a successful manager at Chelsea needs a winning pedigree, experience of handling high-profile players and the ability to steer a course through the political minefield that exists at Stamford Bridge.
But most importantly he must indulge the owner and share his vision for the club.
-meeting-in-Davos-gbwktyz1.jpeg?trim=762,2052,860,144&quality=75&auto=webp&width=320&crop=8:5,smart)
