Ramires: I left Chelsea because of Guus Hiddink
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Updated 06/04/2016 at 16:07 GMT
Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires has claimed he left west London for the Chinese Super League because of his relationship with interim Blues boss Guus Hiddink.
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Despite having won five trophies with Chelsea – including the Champions League – Hiddink gave Ramires just one start.
Explaining his decision to The Sun, Ramires said: "One of the big reasons I left Chelsea was the arrival of the new coach.
"It wasn't just because I had a good relationship with Jose. But when he was in charge, I knew there was a chance of playing and that the fight for a place in the team was always open.
"Yet when Hiddink arrived, he took me out of the side for no reason. I couldn't understand why because I had played well and fought hard for a team that was having difficulties.
He didn't like me as a player or my way and decided very rashly that he wasn't going to give me an opportunity to fight for a place in his team.
"Even when I played the full 90 minutes against Scunthorpe, the next match in the Premier League I was not involved. I just sat on the bench the entire game and after that I wasn't even a sub.
"I was a long time out of matches there and I wanted to join in and help a team that was not in a great moment. And it was not easy to watch from the bench and see the team not performing well.
Hiddink's arrival really complicated things for me and I just don't know why... but I guess that's football.
"So I saw that I was really losing myself at Chelsea. In fact I had already lost. In the training sessions, I was fighting hard with all my determination, skill and energy -- but it doesn't count doing that at Cobham."
Despite feeling it necessary to leave the club, Ramires insisted he wished the Blues well.
"In fact, even today, I am a Chelsea supporter and want the club to get back into the Champions League as quickly as possible because that is where they belong."
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