RDM Sacked. Who's next?

[Danelka 209]

I would just appoint Eva, that way she would be shown on the TV much more than she is now.

[Kieran. 6,317]

I can't quite believe that.

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

I would just appoint Eva, that way she would be shown on the TV much more than she is now.

She Left the Club too.

[Tomo 21,685]

We really need to stop slagging Roman off. He is an ambitious owner who loves the club he may make decision's we don't agree with but at the end of the day he wants the same thing for this club, success.

He changes manager more than the norm yes but as Terminator_X said Arsenal are rich in managerial stability and look where that's got them.

[Styles 9,790]

I don't believe they would sack Di Matteo and get an interim manager again to keep things ready for Guardiola next summer. I think Guardiola has come to a decision and told the club whether he's taking the job or not.

Here's my theory; Guardiola has told them he is not interested now and won't be interested next summer. Benitez is the new long-term (if such a thing exists at Chelsea) manager methinks.

[Rmpr 8,977]

I agree somewhat with this. I think most managers can win with good teams. Nobody thinks Grant was a particularly good manager, but Chelsea were fantastic under him and we were unlucky not to win the CL. RDM was not regarded particularly highly as a manager, but we won the CL with him. Where managers can make a big difference is negatively. If a manager can't communicate with players either personally or with his tactics, the team will suffer. Overall though, if you get a manager who can communicate properly and knows his football, I don't think it matters all that much which manager you choose. Any manager would do well at Barca and every manager will do poorly with Reading.

I agree, but a manager with a great football IQ that know how to give intructions and training can make it better (or worse). Barcelona will still win and Reading will still lose, but you can make Barça win by 4-0 (Pep) or by 3-2 (Tito). You can see the difference in Barcelona`s tactics...

[Severinb 309]

BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport

BBC Sport understands Rafa Benitez is flying to London from Abu Dhabi to hold further managerial talks with Chelsea. #CFC #bbcsportsday

[Kieran. 6,317]

Sacking Di Matteo for Benitez...you've got to be kidding me.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Although, I didn't think we could become world-beaters under DiMatteo. We would have had to cut ties sooner or later, but to give him such little time is criminal.

[Hamilton 2,118]

Oh no, and Benitez said last week that Torres still can succeed at Chelsea

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport

BBC Sport understands Rafa Benitez is flying to London from Abu Dhabi to hold further managerial talks with Chelsea. #CFC #bbcsportsday

:fainthv9: :banghead:

[Kieran. 6,317]

There will be boycotts and riots if Benitez is appointed.

[wj818 25]

Alright now that we are done with cursing the board, let's try and change the discussion a bit:

Am I the only one who thinks that Pep is a much bigger risk than Rafa?

Why?? Would love to hear you out.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport

BBC Sport understands Rafa Benitez is flying to London from Abu Dhabi to hold further managerial talks with Chelsea. #CFC #bbcsportsday

Fuck it I'm gonna say it, I like Rafa, I like him a lot. Tactically astute, charismatic, a proven, top quality manager. Would I rather Pep? Absolutely, how will this all work out? I haven't a clue but something had to change, Benitez is a step in the right direction in my opinion.

[We Hate Scouse 10,261]

All betting suspended!

[Pizy 17,863]

If Benitez is given funds to bring in elite, top class players in January, even if it is just to set the team up for Pep, we WILL be right there challenging for the title.

Put your hatred for the man aside for a moment and realize that he is an excellent manager. I'm not nearly as down on him as many here are. I think he can do a job.

[Chelsea? 892]

tell me this isn't all cause of Torres

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

He changes manager more than the norm yes but as Terminator_X said Arsenal are rich in managerial stability and look where that's got them.

Managerial consistency doesn't make you win, it just gets you better results than you can be expected to have. Arsenal are constantly better than they should be. That's where managerial stability gets them. They don't win titles because they don't spend money. In the last 3 seasons, we've spent over 200M pounds more than we've made from buying and selling players. In that same time period, Arsenal have made millions on their transfers. We should be miles better than Arsenal, but we're not. We're pretty much on the same plateau-we'll likely be fighting for third at the end of the season.