He is the one who let go of one, of not, the most successful coach in the world, Jose Mourinho, for an unproven (at club level), Phil Scolari. This backfired, and he quickly severed ties with him and appointed Avram Grant. The rest of the story you know it.

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Avram Grant came before Scolari Minor detail lol.

Ask yourself why Wenger is still at the helm of Arsenal after going potless for the past 7 years? Why cant Abramovich not have this kind of patience?

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Good comparison

Does AVB really deserve to be sacked, after going trophyless for one transitional season?

No-one besides certain Chelsea fans seems to think so. Although no-one felt Ancelotti deserved the sack either.

Ask yourself why Wenger is still at the helm of Arsenal after going potless for the past 7 years? Why cant Abramovich not have this kind of patience?

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They've won nothing while keeping the same manager while we've won trophies whilst chopping and changing. Not ideal but it shouldnt be a crime to change managers if things arent working out. Admittedly not change as much as we have though. I wanted to keep King Carlo

I know Carlo Ancelotti never won the league, but I think he should have been given another chance, I mean he did lead you to a double the season previously.

How do Chelsea fans view Ancelotti? Was it the right decision to sack him?

comment by Mr Chelsea (U3579)


posted 7 minutes ago

He is the one who let go of one, of not, the most successful coach in the world, Jose Mourinho, for an unproven (at club level), Phil Scolari. This backfired, and he quickly severed ties with him and appointed Avram Grant. The rest of the story you know it.

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Avram Grant came before Scolari Minor detail lol.
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Thanks for the correction mate.

Wenger is a poor example, it's been 7 years and they are looking less and less like winning a major trophy, it's not like they're making progress as a result of his stay

I an not sure how you can compare the clubs. They are run on completely different lines. I am not excusing Wenger's frailties, but someone like Abramovich must expect to win a Prem or Champs League every year because of the money he has pumped in. If not, recent history shows the manager goes. May be if I were Abramovich, I would expect the same too.

How do Chelsea fans view Ancelotti? Was it the right decision to sack him?
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NO, but too late now.................I also wanted Guus and Harry, before AVB................ But now he's here i want him to stay.

Does AVB really deserve to be sacked, after going trophyless for one transitional season?

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We haven´t even finished the season yet !!

Who´s saying that we won´t win something this season ???

FA Cup is still realisitic as if we beat Birmingham and then Leicester we´ll be in the Semi-Final.

We'l win the CL & FA Cup.

Would Roman being happy with the FA Cup and Chelsea finishing outside the CL spots ?

Would Roman being happy with the FA Cup and Chelsea finishing outside the CL spots ?

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Probably not but not playing Champions League football for one season won´t kill us.

Liverpool haven´t played Champions League football for a couple of years but they haven´t imploded.

Too much is made of this CL qualification thing, especially if it means missing CL football for only one season.

We could easily survive one season without CL football.

If AVB doesn't turn things around in the next month or so, I reckon he'll be gone.

RA is too ruthless to put up with possibly not qualifying for the CL

Sacking Carlos and appointing this rookie was utterly stupid anyway. There was no way AVB was going to get the better of managers like SAF in his first season.

It wouldn't surprise me to see Napoli paste Chelsea at the moment tbh. I think they just battered Fiorentina away.

Could be the last straw for RA

comment by GUNNERBEGOOD (U10646)


posted 4 minutes ago

Would Roman being happy with the FA Cup and Chelsea finishing outside the CL spots ?

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Its not all about playing in the champions league, but building a team that is capable of winning the much coveted trophy. Whats the point of playing in the CL year in year out and yet you cant win the trophy because the team is not strong enough to compete with the best and topple them?

I would rather miss out on the CL for a few years, build a formidable squad that can challenge at the top level, and win the CL trophy after that, than be making appearances in the CL every year but not win the trophy.

With FFP coming in ( I know people doubt it will work, but Chelsea say they are for it) can Chelsea or Arsenal miss out on CL for more than a season or 2. Look at Man City, inched their way to a CL place once the money arrived and are now leading the Premiership once they got in it. This is because once they got in the CL they could buy that type of player.

How do we know that Avb will deliver given more time, he doesn't seem to be showing any signs of improvement.