Emmanuel Petit has revealed he felt bitterness towards Chelsea and owner Roman Abramovich over the "brutal" end to his career at Stamford Bridge.
He said: 'You have to kill a cow. Emmanuel Petit has revealed he felt bitterness towards Chelsea and owner Roman Abramovich over the "brutal" end to his career at Stamford Bridge.Petit joined Chelsea for £7.5 million from Barcelona in June 2001 and spent three years in West London, helping the Blues reach the 2002 FA Cup final as well as securing Champions League qualification on the final day of the 2002-03 season before Abramovich's takeover's was completed.After two years as a first-team regular, a debilitating series of knee injuries relegated Petit to the bench in his final season under Claudio Ranieri, and he was released by Chelsea in the summer of 2004.Petit, who announced his retirement from football the following January at the age of 33, says he never quite forgave the Blues for the manner of his departure. They have one child. When you're in a dressing room, you're focused on your objectives. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.French World Cup winner said he ignored advice to sacrifice a cow to ward off the evil spell - only to see his Chelsea career bedevilled by problemsARSENAL great Emmanuel Petit has told how injuries wrecked his playing career - just months after being told he had been cursed by a WITCH DOCTOR.And the French World Cup winner said he ignored advice to sacrifice a cow to ward off the evil spell - only to see his Chelsea career bedevilled by problems.Petit, 46, won the 1998 Double with the Gunners and scored in France's 3-0 World Cup final win over Brazil in the same year.He swapped Arsenal for Barcelona in 2000 before joining the Blues a year later. Er spielte für die Vereine AS Monaco, FC Arsenal, FC Barcelona und FC Chelsea sowie für die französische Nationalmannschaft, mit der er 1998 Weltmeister wurde. September 1970 in Dieppe) ist ein ehemaliger französischer Fußballspieler auf der Position eines Mittelfeldspielers. "I found life extremely bland," he added. "He told me: 'There are rumours going around that a marabout has put an evil spell on you. People are jealous of you, and a serious injury will end your career.
I did not kill a cow, and I went on to suffer a double ligament tear in my right leg." "I really didn't like the way it ended in the dressing room, with the medical staff and the president [Abramovich] at Chelsea," Petit "My performances had been suffering because my knee was a mess, but I put things off. After the 2002 World Cup I was on a beach on the Cote d'Azur. Emmanuel Laurent Petit (* 22. He has been married to Agathe de La Fontaine since July 3, 2000.
Emmanuel Petit 23:36, 28 DEC 2019. I still had the hunger. "It's a 'little death' to end your career like that, and that is why I was fortunate to have my family around me.
Arsenal FC Emmanuel Petit admits he prefers to watch Chelsea than he does Arsenal. I found life very bland, I found people very boring for a few years. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Emmanuel Petit was beset by injury problems during his time at Chelsea Midfielder had a superb spell at Arsenal before having knee issues in later years And Petit says it all started soon after being told he was cursed by a witch doctor Free agent Joe Hart shows off shredded physique as he hunts for a new club Williams a rare bright spark as Ighalo and James struggle for sloppy United Most expensive flop XI in history as £505k-a-week Sanchez nears Utd exit Arsenal transfer news LIVE - Latest updates from the Emirates James Rodriguez set for sensational Atletico switch from Real for £13.5m©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. He is an actor, known for Le monde de Fred (2014), The Bill (1984) and European Men's Football Championships (1960). Emmanuel fait une accident.
"The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Loading... Autoplay When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Emmanuel Petit was beset by injury problems during his time at Chelsea Credit: Reuters. "There were African street vendors going around, and one came up and set out some of his stuff in front of me. I wouldn't say I was depressed, but I had that feeling of blandness every day.