English Premier League: Chelsea’s search for Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement – Top candidates (Part 1)
With Carlo Ancelotti’s dismissal as Chelsea’s manager after the Blues lost their last game of the Premier League season, pundits have started to speculate on who will replace the former A.C Milan manager. Whilst some experts are still pondering over whether Chelsea took the right decision by parting ways with the Italian national, others are adamant that Roman Abramovich has made yet another poor administrative decision as the owner of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 F.C.
After winning the F.A Cup as well as the English Premier League in the 2009-2010 Premier League season, Ancelotti’s Chelsea ended the 2010-2011 season without a trophy as Manchester United piped them to the Premier League title and also knocked them out of the UEFA Champions League. In the F.A Cup, Chelsea lost out to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 but it was Manchester City who dethroned the former F.A Cup winners by claiming the trophy in question. Nonetheless, let’s take a look at the possible candidates to replace Ancelotti at Stamford Bridge...
Jose Mourinho
The former Chelsea manager is still a favourite at Stamford Bridge. The Blues’ faithful fans have not forgotten their glory days under the Portuguese manager. With Mourinho at the helm, Chelsea won two consecutive titles and made it to three UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
Not only that, Special One’s charismatic personality gave Chelsea an attractive aura which pulled top players from across the world towards the London club. Most of Chelsea’s big signings were also reined in by Jose who is seen as a master tactician and a superb motivator of individuals. The former Porto man also won the League Cup as well as the F.A Cup with the Blues.
However Mourinho is currently under contract at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 once again is his relationship with Roman Abramovich.
The UEFA Champions League winning manager has a notorious reputation for being outspoken in the media and his tussle with Roman at Chelsea was not a secret one. In his final season at the club, Jose was made to obey Roman’s order and then was finally asked to leave the club when Chelsea drew against Rosenborg in the UEFA Champions’ League group stages.
If the Special One does indeed make a comeback to the Premier League via Chelsea, he most certainly wouldn’t look forward to working with Chelsea’s Russian owner who has his own way of doing things, a way that does not sit well with most managers that he has employed thus far at the Stamford Bridge.
In the next instalment of this series, we shall take a look at Guus Hiddink’s possible appointment as Chelsea’s new manager....
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