Ballack: Scolari was the weakest link at Chelsea
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Michael Ballack has claimed Luiz Felipe Scolari was Chelsea's weakest link and his coaching methods were not good enough to bring success to Stamford Bridge.
Ballack, along with Didier Drogba and Petr Čech, were the three stars who Scolari believes betrayed him and helped get him the boot this week.
But the German midfielder insists even though he and his team-mates should shoulder part of the blame for Chelsea’s downfall, he believes Scolari left himself wide open to criticism.
He said: "Every coach has his own training methods and Scolari has been very successful with his way of doing things in the past.
"He has proved he is a great coach but most recently there has been a lack of success at Chelsea.
"When that happens the blame comes down on to the weakest link in the chain - the manager. Ourselves, the players, are also responsible for the fact things have not gone so well."
He added: "I was surprised about Scolari being sacked. I had not expected it and I had a good relationship with him.
"Something like this is always unpleasant. It is a shame as he was not with us for long.
"Of course, there was criticism and we did not achieve the results we wanted.
"We were level on points with Manchester United right up until the end of last season and we were unlucky to lose the Champions League final on penalties.
"José Mourinho was decisive in my moving to Chelsea. But we have still been a top European club since his departure.
"The club has high demands and that is something I hoped to find when I joined them."
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Ballack, along with Didier Drogba and Petr Čech, were the three stars who Scolari believes betrayed him and helped get him the boot this week.
But the German midfielder insists even though he and his team-mates should shoulder part of the blame for Chelsea’s downfall, he believes Scolari left himself wide open to criticism.
He said: "Every coach has his own training methods and Scolari has been very successful with his way of doing things in the past.
"He has proved he is a great coach but most recently there has been a lack of success at Chelsea.
"When that happens the blame comes down on to the weakest link in the chain - the manager. Ourselves, the players, are also responsible for the fact things have not gone so well."
He added: "I was surprised about Scolari being sacked. I had not expected it and I had a good relationship with him.
"Something like this is always unpleasant. It is a shame as he was not with us for long.
"Of course, there was criticism and we did not achieve the results we wanted.
"We were level on points with Manchester United right up until the end of last season and we were unlucky to lose the Champions League final on penalties.
"José Mourinho was decisive in my moving to Chelsea. But we have still been a top European club since his departure.
"The club has high demands and that is something I hoped to find when I joined them."
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