Di Matteo Fired
ROBERTO-di-MATTEO former head coach of Chelsea
Chelsea head coach, Roberto Di Matteo has been fired following a 3-0 defeat by Italian side Juventus that saw them eliminated from the UEFA Champions League where they were defending champions.
Di Matteo has been in charge of the Blues for six months. Rumour has it that his exit may open doors to Pep Guardiola the former Barcelona coach.
Below is the Statement from the Chelsea website.
Chelsea Football Club has parted company this morning with Manager Roberto Di Matteo.
The team’s recent performances and results have not been good enough and the owner and the Board felt that a change was necessary now to keep the club moving in the right direction as we head into a vitally important part of the season.
The club faces a difficult task ahead in qualifying for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League as well as maintaining a strong challenge for the top of the Premier League while competing in three other cup competitions. Our aim is to remain as competitive as possible and challenge strongly on all fronts.
The owner and the Board would like to thank Roberto for all he has done for the club since taking over in March. Roberto helped guide us to an historic Champions League victory and a seventh FA Cup. We will never forget the huge contribution he has made to this club’s history and he will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge.
The club will be making an announcement shortly regarding a new first team manager.
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This was a good decision. If possible bring back Maurihno. He put Chelsea on the map!!. Reconcile with him please Amb
I don’t really blame him but you really have to give one time but we shall still remember him for work well done.
i hope Di Matteo was a square man who needed time to resize himself so that he can fit in this round hole (Chelsea).firing was not a good direction.
well, as long as he gets a fat generous severence payout from Abromovich, he should not really care.
Why not Roman Abramovich him self take the position. I hope no one in this planet can satsify him. Of clourse he may also fire himself after a few weeks.