Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted that money was the main reason he chose to join Chelsea, then revealed that his tenure would not last beyond four or five years.
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The salary on offer at Stamford Bridge did, understandably, prove impossible for the World Cup-winning Brazilian to turn down.
At $12 million, it is almost four times what he is earning as coach of Portugal. And when the Portuguese FA failed to persuade sponsors to make up the difference, he was given permission to speak to Roman Abramovich, Nigerian Tribune reports.
“Money did matter but it was not the only reason,” he said.
“You only get an opportunity once, so it’s take it or leave it. Every decision was taken with the parties involved knowing what happened.”
Scolari is famous for his temper and for his histrionic "performance" by the field while the match is going on, reacting strongly to both the best and the worst moments of his team. A good example of his fierce temper was a September 12, 2007 qualifying match for Euro 2008 against Serbia when, at the end of the game, and after the referee had blown the whistle for a 1-1 draw, Scolari, after being slapped in the hand by the Serbian player Ivica Dragutinovic, grazed him in the face with a left hook.
His character, however, is often seen as a good point, instead of a drawback, because he tries to keep the players (and himself) free of external pressures: he usually demands a lot more freedom than most coaches are allowed and is bent on exerting a somewhat discretionary power. Some critics mostly agree that his unique character was very beneficial to the Portuguese national team, which had a tradition of talented players but never won anything because of excessive intervention from the federation, the clubs and the player's agents, as well as a lack of a true "team spirit". However, his reputation as a "father" and big friend to his players is untouchable.
In the 2002 FIFA World Cup he gave each of his players a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC. He also gave the team recordings of Ivete Sangalo Festa videoclip, to enforce the Brazilian spirit and motivate the team engagement. In the recent 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany he used the The Art of War again to plan his team's win against England.
Scolari also holds Italian citizenship, since his family emigrated from Veneto. He is said to be a fan of Grêmio and Palmeiras.
Source: agencies
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