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Ramires: This is the real reason I quit Chelsea
RAMIRES has blamed Guus Hiddink for his part in causing him to quit Chelsea.
Ramires moved to the Chinese Super League in January
The Brazilian midfielder had been a regular during Jose Mourinho's time in charge of the Blues.
But after Hiddink succeeded Mourinho in December last year, Ramires' game time significantly diminished.
The 29-year-old ended up joining Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning for £25million in January.
But Ramires is adamant Hiddink had a part to play in his departure.
"One of the big reasons I left Chelsea was the arrival of the new coach," Ramires told The Sun.
"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.
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“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.”
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