Dennis Wise’s Silent Fury: The Untold Story of Ruud Gullit’s Most Explosive Chelsea Moment
“I invited him over to my home for a proper talk. I said ‘If you play the way I know you can play, you’ll represent the national team.’ He literally laughed at me!”
In October, Chelsea travelled to Leicester for a Premier League match, and Wise was brought off at half-time.
“Shortly after our chat, I substituted him while captain against Leicester when we were 1-0 down, and we turned it around to win 3-1,” explained Gullit, speaking on behalf of NY Sports Day. “He was furious and didn’t speak to me for two weeks!
“Eventually, a mutual friend I played golf with told Dennis he was misjudging the situation and urged him to talk to me properly. He did, and the rest is history.
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