Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

[Chelsea? 892]

so Essien was against AVB too?

[Justin_3d 1,140]

BTW Henrique how come you have never giving any good reason why don't you want Mourinho?

All you say is you don't want him, but you never give any good excuse!

Stop messing around and tell me! :blue scalf:

[Henrique 9,133]

BTW Henrique how come you have never giving any good reason why don't you want Mourinho?

All you say is you don't want him, but you never give any good excuse!

Stop messing around and tell me! :blue scalf:

Mourinho has a big mouth, asks for players, want to spend big, create a bad atmosphere where he goes. This is not what we need.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Mourinho has a big mouth, asks for players, want to spend big, create a bad atmosphere where he goes. This is not what we need.

Those are no good excuses! lol.

The excuse you give against Carlo and AVB are far better then that!

[Chelsea? 892]

Those are no good excuses! lol.

The excuse you give against Carlo and AVB are far better then that!

actually like those reasons expect the spends big part. That's what we need here. But I prefer Pep cause he doesn't seem as 'angry'? lol

but do we have more player reactions? And I really hope AVB wasn't crying when he left, Almost brought tears to my eyes reading that.

[Zok 18]

Great interview from Grant and an eye opener for all of you slanting our board.

Improving on the dismal reign of sacked Andre Villas Boas will not exactly be tough, claims the former Blues boss.

Grant also suffered at the impatience of owner Roman Abramovich when he was sacked after leading Chelsea to a first Champions League final and losing out on the Premier League title in the final game four years ago.

Ruthless Rom is now looking for his eighth new coach in eight years after axing AVB on Sunday, leaving the season in a mess.

Grant said: "Whoever takes over from Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, now that will be a tough job, almost impossible. But it will be much easier to take over Chelsea now than when I did.

"I had to replace Jose Mourinho. He was and still is a massive name at Chelsea — that was tough.

"The writing was on the wall for Villas Boas. Football is a game of results and I like to see managers given at least a year. But even after three or four months you can sense the direction in which the team is going.

"When you sign a coach you sign a philosophy. Under Mourinho the team got results. This time results were not good neither was the football and when they happen like that together there is only one outcome."

Elusive Russian Abramovich is widely criticised for his itchy trigger finger which has left a string of top managers on the dole for failing to deliver on the billionaire's ambitious demands.

Chelsea did not lose a single home game under Grant, who said: "Abramovich is a manager's dream.

"When he takes you on he gives you everything you want. He will spend whatever it takes on the facilities you require, he will sign whatever players he can for you.

"We went after Kaka when I was manager but it was impossible. The price was £80 million. He does not say it in words but when you work for him he will do everything for you.

"Everyone was surprised when Villas Boas got the job.I like him and worked with him when he was a scout at Chelsea with good ideas and methods.

"Chelsea it is not about training and playing games and then going home, it is about so much more than that.

"Abramovich does not like sacking managers. But he is passionate about football and as much as he wants stability, if he can see the club is not going in the direction he wants he will act.

"Even though Arsenal are not getting the best results the club is going in the right direction under Arsene Wenger. Game after game it was not good at Chelsea.

"But is Chelsea so much different to any other club? Look at Mick McCarthy at Wolves. He had proved himself there but still got sacked.

"All the other Chelsea managers have been sacked when results are on the way down. I was the only one who got sacked when results were improving and that made me very angry with Abramovich.

"But you could not ask for more support when you are the Chelsea manager. He is a positive person.

"I don't know what he will be deciding now. But every big name in football is possible to manage Chelsea - even Mourinho again."

Grant says two players went behind his back to put the boot into him when he was boss. Villas Boas had problems keeping the entire squad onside during his turbulent eight months in charge.

Grant, now coach at Partisan Belgrade, added: "It is dangerous for the owners to listen to the players. They talk when they are angry and there are always a couple of players who are not happy with the coach.

"At a club like Chelsea with 27 full internationals how do you keep everyone happy? I know of two players who criticised me, not because they were right but because they were angry with me. The owners should not listen to them.

"You have to respect the players but also know how to manage them - it's the same with my wife. It's not what you ask her but when you ask her that's important."

[manpe 10,861]

Never thought i'd ever say these 3 words at the same time but well said Arsene.

Of course Wanker liked AVB "as a manager", we did give them an easy 5-3 victory and gift them the 4th place (for now).

[Kieran. 6,317]

so

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[Changingman_2000 876]

Avram Grant, Nickname is "Thrush" = Irritating Cunt.

Mind you............................He did relegate the Marsh Men, can't be all bad!

[manpe 10,861]

Grant says two players went behind his back to put the boot into him when he was boss. Villas Boas had problems keeping the entire squad onside during his turbulent eight months in charge.

Grant, now coach at Partisan Belgrade, added: "It is dangerous for the owners to listen to the players. They talk when they are angry and there are always a couple of players who are not happy with the coach.

"At a club like Chelsea with 27 full internationals how do you keep everyone happy? I know of two players who criticised me, not because they were right but because they were angry with me. The owners should not listen to them."

He talked some sense there. But this job isn't the easiest in the world, are you kidding me? Just ask Mourinho, Scolari, Carlo and AVB. I also didn't see him mentioning it in the interview, it's just bullshit headline made up. He just said it is easier to take over from the previous manager than it would be for the successor of SAF... and it is probably true.

[Henrique 9,133]

no reason for this topic, just post this in the existing ones: "new manager" or "avb axed".

[Henrique 9,133]

Well, I posted days ago a poster called "Chelsea, a disaster by AVB".

I think disaster is the best word to describe AVB tenure. It was a disaster from the beginning.

When he arrived he decided the squad was good enough to win 4 trophies, when it was pretty clear it wasnt. I understand Lukaku wasnt one of his signings, but he bought Meireles, one of our worst signings in recent years and while we got an exciting player in Juan Mata we still dont know what's his best position, so whats the point of buying a good player when you dont know how to use him?

He wanst the kind of manager to take the best from players. Guus Hiddink was the one that first tried Ivanovic as a right back, something the portuguese would never try, all he could do was using Bosingwa as a left back. Luiz is a good player but he needs a manager that will teach him one or two things, this is what a player needs not a manager that keeps saying he is a world class defender when the world knows its a lie.

The guy was arrogant and stupid. He was letting Lampard on the bench and using Meirles only to make a point, not to get 3 points, and his "its my way or the highway" aproach was really silly. What the hell this 33 years old unproven "manager" was thinking?

The way he acted in JT case wasnt good at all and it was also funny how in the beginning of the season he loved to do those flamboyant stupid fake celebrations and as soon as the results got really bad he started to celebrate the goals like a normal person would do.

While I think Carlo Ancelotti wasnt the right man, I respect the guy, but AVB was just a bad joke, and probably the worst thing Red Rom did since he bought the club was hiring the guy, and the best thing was firing him.

[Spike 12,049]

While Henrique makes some harsh points and I hate to agree, most of them are true.

We need someone who understands England and the English Media. AVB was P/R nightmare.

[English Freak 456]

Well, I posted days ago a poster called "Chelsea, a disaster by AVB".

I think disaster is the best word to describe AVB tenure. It was a disaster from the beginning.

When he arrived he decided the squad was good enough to win 4 trophies, when it was pretty clear it wasnt. I understand Lukaku wasnt one of his signings, but he bought Meireles, one of our worst signings in recent years and while we got an exciting player in Juan Mata we still dont know what's his best position, so whats the point of buying a good player when you dont know how to use him?

He wanst the kind of manager to take the best from players. Guus Hiddink was the one that first tried Ivanovic as a right back, something the portuguese would never try, all he could do was using Bosingwa as a left back. Luiz is a good player but he needs a manager that will teach him one or two things, this is what a player needs not a manager that keeps saying he is a world class defender when the world knows its a lie.

The guy was arrogant and stupid. He was letting Lampard on the bench and using Meirles only to make a point, not to get 3 points, and his "its my way or the highway" aproach was really silly. What the hell this 33 years old unproven "manager" was thinking?

While I think Carlo Ancelotti wasnt the right man, I respect the guy, but AVB was just a bad joke, and probably the worst thing Red Rom did since he bought the club was hiring the guy, and the best thing was firing him.

Agree with these points. AvB definitely is a hard worker but at his age, I don't believe he was anywhere near ready to take over the helm of Chelsea FC. He did well at FC Porto and credit to him, he built relationships with the talented youths, gave them confidence and his tactics fit the team really well. Who knows, had he decided to stay at Porto, maybe they could of shocked a few teams in the latter stages of the UCL this season!

I'm not sure why Chelsea's manager, his staff & the higher management decided to keep the likes of Malouda, Kalou, Bosingwa, Mikel...because season by season, all of their respective values are on the decline. It would of been interesting to see players like Lalkovic (Wing, could add pace, trickery off the bench), Kakuta (Wing, he's raw but I feel he can be explosive once he gains confidence), Bertrand (LB, he could of played against some of the lower EPL sides, give Cole some rest for important fixtures), McEachran (Instead of persisting with Meireles, how about giving him 30-60 minutes) given a few starts this seasons...surely, they couldn't have done much worse in their respective positions.

Hope we find the correct manager to lead us into the future. The only solid EPL-experienced manager who might be available is Moyes.

[blue out west 27]

AVB has the quailty but not the experience

that said, NO MANAGER IN THE WORLD would have us top 3 right now, or in any better position in CL. our squad right now is paper thin and above average in quality AT BEST

the worst thing about this is it just passes the buck on the matter of the squad. players got what they wanted YET AGAIN.

the player power here is impossible to overcome and the front office is incompetent when it comes to matters of football.

also, I love chelsea with all of my heart, but if roman hires rafa... i'm not sure i can deal with that.