Claude McCelelet v Star Tripoli: “They asked me not to play Billet, I do not allow them to tell me who to put”

“Shoots” by the opposer, around the conditions that caused his apparent divorce with the Arcadians. Speaking in the “London World”, Claude McCelelet claimed the management of Star Tripoli had promised him “full control of the team”, but he showed a tendency to interfere with his choices, culminating in young Darnell Billet, who said: “I was told he had to stay on the bench at the game with Kallithea.” We recall that after three encounters on the Star’s bench Tripolis, Klon McCelelet seems to be saying “good-bye” to Star Tripolis, with Argyris Giannikis being a favourite for his replacement. “They promised me full control of the team. It was my decision to use and who not. Transfers were not made on my responsibility. If you want to fire me because of the results, do it. But I won’t let anyone tell me who to put and who not. In the game with Kallithea, I was told that a key player had to stay on the bench. The player has a small contract and is the best on the team. I put him in for 20 minutes, he had two assists, and we won. But they didn’t want to play because he didn’t sign. But I put him up for quality. “ Claude McCelley reported and continued: ‘ They were used to playing with long balls and second balls, but I made them realize that whether you win, lose or come tied, you have to learn to play football. I’m a coach looking forward. When I take responsibility for the players, I know what I can and cannot do. I love work, but I cannot accept when people interfere and tell me what I can or cannot do.”