Jose has gone. Were we really that surprised? I mean come on; 3 poor (by Chelsea standards) results and festering differences between owner and manager which had finally got to the stage where it could no longer be plausible to continue. The thing that did surprise me when I heard was my own sense of surprise. This was always going to be the case when Abramovich ploughed his millions into Chelsea. Lest we forget the tinkering Ranieri who despite showing signs of gradually improving the squad and its fortunes to the tune of a Champions League Semi final defeat by Monaco, also got shown the door.
Jose has done well - Two titles, one FA Cup and a couple of league cups to add to an already impressive CV. He lasted 3 years which given Chelsea's obsession with the Champions league and failure to win it seems very good going. Good Luck to Jose. He has such a high self belief that if he ever wants to work again I'm sure he will succeed.
Abramovich needs to learn that you can not just buy the Champions League Trophy - it is a competition that you need to win by competing and as often in the nature of these things you do get beat. If he cant handle getting beat then I suggest he either does what David Gold of Birmingham City did http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4568251.stm or he shows some patience like Manchester United did with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Avram has a thankless task ahead of him. If you achieve what Jose has anywhere else in these fair Isles then you would have the freedom of the town, but at Chelski it's frankly not good enough. Add to that the inevitable rumours about Gus Hiddink and others waiting in the wings and the pressure mounts.
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