14 June 2011
Last updated at 06:41 ET
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov gave Gullit a warm welcome in February, but hopes have soured since
Football coach and former star player Ruud Gullit has been hit with an angry ultimatum by the team he coaches: Win on Tuesday or you lose your job.
The Dutchman had an enthusiastic welcome when he arrived to coach Chechen team Terek Grozny in February.
But the club now says Gullit is distracted by “bars and discos” and has not justified its hopes.
It says he must “bring back three points” from Tuesday’s game against Ankar Perm or face dismissal.
Terek Grozny finished 12th in the 16-team Russian Premier League in 2010.
Gullit was signed with the target of qualifying for European competition by 2012.
But after Gullit’s 12-match tenure the team is now languishing in 14th place.
Fearsome
The club’s president is the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, who even played for the team during a celebrity match in March.
He has a fearsome reputation, as Ruud Gullit has been finding out, says the
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