Grant: Mourinho too arrogant to lead Chelsea to Liverpool victory

Avram Grant took another swipe at Jose Mourinho as he recalled how he led Chelsea to a Champions League victory over Liverpool last season.

"Tactically, Rafa Benitez is very good and that was something Mourinho did not quite appreciate," said Grant, who still hopes to return to the Barclays Premier League.

"He simply thought he was better than Benitez, and because he thought he was better he lost.

"One of Liverpool's great strengths is the way Benitez organises them as a team. They work for each other. But we applied some very simple ideas.

"You have to dominate them. That's the first thing. But we also focused on key areas and, more important, key individuals.

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Palmer: Grant backing Chelsea to succeed

Avram Grant was never likely to be accepted into the glamorous world of European football's elite.

Even though the much-maligned coach came within a few coats of paint of winning the Champions League Final for Chelsea, in a penalty shoot-out against Manchester United last May, there was always a feeling that whatever he achieved would not satisfy the critics who were determined to portray him as a misfit.

In an era when sport expects its star performers to have a showbiz persona as well as an ability to succeed under intense pressure, the dour and uninspiring press briefings offered by Grant were predictably covered in a negative light.

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