A statement released on Monday afternoon London time in Chelsea's official website said: "Luiz Felipe Scolari has been dismissed as manager of Chelsea with immediate effect."
The former world cup winning manager has looked lost in his management of the club and there are also reports that the players are not happy with his coaching routines which has also translated to the poor showing of his players on the field.
Scolari brought attacking football to Chelsea, however, there was no solidity and consistency within the team. The team never looked confidence and the winning mentality that was once instilled in Chelsea are now gone. The worst memories of Scolari's time in charge was the fact that Chelsea's home form was very poor and also not to forget he lost our very proud 86-game unbeaten home league record. Besides, Chelsea did not manage a win against the big-four this season and only managed to get 1 point out of the 5 matches played so far. Finally, he also bought in Deco which was one of the worst signings ever.
Here are some fact files of Scolari's time at Chelsea...
2008: August 17: Led Chelsea to a 4-0 win over Portsmouth in his first Premier League game in charge.
October 26: Suffered his first league defeat as Chelsea as Liverpool ended their 86-game unbeaten home league record with a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
November 12: Chelsea crashed out of the Carling Cup beaten on penalties by Championship side Burnley.
December 9: Chelsea only secured qualification for the Champions League knockout stages in the final game after beating CFR Cluj 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
2009: January 3: Could only manage a 1-1 draw with League One Southend in the FA Cup third round.
January 11: Crushed 3-0 by Manchester United at Old Trafford with Scolari's Chelsea future increasingly under the spotlight.
February 1: Saw his hopes of the title dented with a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool as Fernando Torres scored two late goals.
February 7: Fans protested against Scolari after the 0-0 home draw with Hull which saw Chelsea drop to fourth in the Premier League table behind Aston Villa.
February 9: Chelsea confirm Scolari has been dismissed.
Now who's next for Chelsea? The "special one" maybe?
2 comments:
Haiz, one less compatible team in EPL... This is a good news and bad news at the same time. Good news is Liverpool is going to win the EPL title. And bad news? Well... There isnt one. HAHAHAHA, jkjkjk...
It's still early days and Liverpool gonna face ManU in the next EPL match so I'm gonna stay optimistic. A 1-1 draw so both teams drop points and Chelsea, now under Guus Hiddink will be able to catch up =)
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