He turned his nose up at the Chelsea job point blank which is very odd. You would think he would keep his options open & just say the usual off the shelf, none committal response that is the normal par for the course for a manager when a lucrative financial deal is possibly at stake. Something like this:
"I haven't been approached so its not really a question I can answer, whoever takes on the job has got a hell of a lot of pressure on them but who hasn't nowadays in the prem, its a tempting job for any manager out there thats for sure & if I wasnt at Tottenham I would bite their hand off if they offered it to me, any manager would be a fool not to, with all the financial backing they get at Chelsea buying players would not be an issue which is one of the most difficult aspects of being a manager.
But as I said, they have not made any contact so it would be foolish of me to say yay or nay but for some lucky manager its a place where you could really go and make a mark with full backing from the owner, the pressure is a downside but there is pressure wherever you look in top flight football"
Instead he said:
I wouldn't be able to come back to north London so no, I will pass on that one???
He did in his comments say it was a dream job, good money and facilities but he followed it up with an absolute no???
That tells me he has made his mind up & his dream job is, as he has already made clear, managing his country, his dismissal of the possibility was also probably to send a message to the FA that he only had eyes for them so to speak.
of course I could just be muttering complete shite & need to up my medication again.
