Ruud Gullit became Chelsea's player-manager in 1996 after Glenn Hoddle's departure. His tenure saw the signing of Frank Lebouef, who was initially skeptical about Gullit’s praise. Gullit led the club to an FA Cup victory in 1997 and achieved their best league position in decades by early 1998. Despite this success, chairman Ken Bates made the decision to dismiss him, highlighting a repeating pattern of managerial instability at Chelsea.
When I received the phone call from Gullit, he said I was the best defender in the world and he wanted me, Lebouf recalls to FourFourTwo. I thought, Well, that guy definitely never saw me play, but he's very nice!'
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