Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo if he is able to salvage Chelsea’s current season.
Di Matteo was made the interim manager of the club following the axing of Andre Villas Boas. The former Porto manager was dismissed by Abramovich following a run of dismal performances by the club which forced the Russian billionaire to take immediate action.
However, Chelsea have made a significant moved forward since Di Matteo took charge of the club. So far, the Blues have won all four matches under his management.
But Duberry believes that the Chelsea boss can bolster his chances of getting a permanent job if he is able to guide his side to win the Champions League.
“If they start slipping in the next few games and he doesn’t get them in the Champions League places then I think he can forget about getting the job on a long-term basis,” Duberry told
Di Matteo’s Chelsea have been in good form lately with the Blues winning all of their previous four matches. They beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 4-1 in the second leg of the Round 16 Champions League tie to pull off a stunning comeback for the West London side. By doing so,
they became only the third English team in history to come back from at least a 2 goal first leg deficit to claim the tie. Only Leeds in 92 and Manchester United in 57 have achieved this feat before.
On Sunday, they beat Leicester City 5-2 in the FA Cup quarterfinal to make it into the last four of the competition. In the semi-final, the Blues will face off against the winner of the Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur quarterfinal match.
“As soon as the manager was sacked it was damage-limitation and to get things on the right track and see how far Roberto could take them, and so far he has done a good http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 because of the lows that the club had hit,” said Duberry
Duberry, who has played alongside Di Matteo and made more than 150 appearances for Chelsea, thinks that his former team mate has got nothing to lose as he took over the side when they were already struggling.
Chelsea will take on Manchester City on Wednesday in a league match at the Etihad Stadium and will host Tottenham at the weekend on Saturday. Duberry thinks the outcome of these two matches will have a significant effect on Di Matteo’s prospects for a permanent
job at Chelsea.
Chelsea are currently fifth in the table and trail the fourth placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 by just three points.
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