Chelsea owner Todd Boehly did not know who Ruud Gullit was when they first met, according to the Dutch football legend.
Gullit, the Ballon d'Or winner from 1987, ended his illustrious playing career at the blues before he started managing the side, first as a player coach, for two seasons.
He regards the distinction as the first foreign manager who won the FA Cup when he led the blues to only their second crown in 1997. But despite his indelible mark on the history of the European game, the Annals or Stamford Bridge, Blues -owner Boehly, leaves no idea who he met for the first time.
The American businessman led a consortium that bought the West -Londe outfit in 2022 after the departure of Roman Abramovich, but according to Gullit he was not familiar with his rich history.
“I met the Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly, suggested myself:” Hello, I am Ruud Gullit “,” said the Dutchman on Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet. “Todd said:” Well, I played football, played and coached for Chelsea.
“Todd said,” Oh yes, when did you play for Chelsea, what did you do for Chelsea? ” He didn't know. '
The Dutchman made a broader point on the current state of English football and, according to him, the dominance of business -oriented spirits at the top of clubs.
“Can I blame him? No, I don't think so, “he added. 'But this is what it is a bit because they don't know what the club is all about.
'[Manchester United’s] DNA has disappeared, you have a certain DNA and that went a bit. [Arsenal] Had a good DNA with Arsene Wenger, it went a bit, but now you have a new one under Mikel Arteta.
'The good thing, for example, what I like about Liverpool is that Jurgen Klopp gave them a DNA and then they got another coach who did exactly the same. Light differences but almost the same. That's what you have to do. '
In addition to his successful enchantment at Stamford Bridge, Gullit also took the lead on Newcastle in the Premier League. However, that spell was bad and is best remembered for his failure with Talisman Alan Shearer.
Gullit's biggest contribution to the game came during his match days when, alongside countrymen Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, he formed 'Flying Dutchman' by AC Milan.
Under the legendary coach Arirgo Sacchi, Milan won two champions competitions and three Italian cups.
Gullit also achieved success on the international stage, in which he is located in the European Championship of 1988. He won the Ballon d'Or a year earlier after an excellent campaign with the Rossoneri.