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Michael Emenalo, Chelsea’s technical director, November 19: ‘I don’t know what losing the dressing room means, I really don’t. As a player myself I have never gone into a game thinking, “It is never going to happen for this manager.”’ December 17, Jose Mourinho is sacked and Emenalo appears on Chelsea TV saying there was a ‘palpable discord between manager and players’ and that they had no choice but to relieve the Portuguese of his duties. That was a palpable discord between the comments the Nigerian made in an interview with the Telegraph in which he staunchly defended the former Chelsea manager and the ones he made four weeks later. Michael Emenalo was pictured at the Chelsea training ground with Roman Abramovich on Friday +10 Michael Emenalo was pictured at the Chelsea training ground with Roman Abramovich on Friday The technical director has been one of the Chelsea owner's closest aides at the club since his arrival +10 The technical director has been one of the Chelsea owner's closest aides at the club since his arrival Chelsea supporters reacted angrily that Emenalo was the person put up to put down their recently departed manager, whose name was still sung from the stands by them at every match despite the dire start to the season. Emenalo has stealthily risen through the Stamford Bridge hierarchy from opposition scout, brought in by Avram Grant in 2007, to become one of the most powerful figures at one of the biggest clubs in the world. He is one of owner Roman Abramovich’s closest aides at the club. RELATED ARTICLES Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3365858/Chelsea-director-Michael-Emenalo-blames-player-discord-Jose-Mourinho-exit-Roman-Abramovich-s-closest-aide.html#ixzz3uiFU8hyr Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook