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FILTER RESULTS ►3 Former Chelsea Players Fans Would Love to See Replace Rafa Benitez
To say that Chelsea fans were unhappy when former player and Champions League winning manager Roberto Di Matteo was replaced by Liverpool legend Rafa Benitez would be downplaying the raw, emotional pain of betrayal that ripped through the Stamford Bridge faithful in November 2012. Show More Summary
6 Ways English Clubs Can Bounce Back in Next Year's Champions League
It is less than 12 months since Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea side won the Champions League title in Munich, yet the discussion has already turned to Premier League underperformance in Europe's elite club competition. Two of the English...Show More Summary
5 Talking Points From Premier League Gameweek 31: The Weekly EPL
With nine Premier League games being played over the weekend, we bring you the points that made headlines this gameweek. 1. The Managerial Merry-go-round keeps on spinning Roberto Di Matteo, Mark Hughes, Nigel Adkins, Brian McDermott. Show More Summary
Sparky, Di Matteo & Di Canio on Sunderland list, Mourinho & Ronaldo tipped for Chelsea, Arsenal plan £70m Bundesliga raid & Liverpool’s £8.5m Alonso plot
Also in the papers: McClaren & Puyot also in Sunderland frame, Man City eye De Boer, Hernandez staying in Manchester & Chelsea seek Schurrie
Chelsea: What Would Have Happened This Season Had Di Matteo Not Been Fired?
In his 1992 novel Fatherland, Thomas Harris imagined a world where the Nazis won World War II. It painted a bleak image of a life that, for many, is too grim to even imagine, let alone write. It is not on the same emotional scale, but...Show More Summary
Who Do Chelsea Fans Want to Replace Rafa Benitez?
Rafa Benitez's appointment at the expense of club legend Roberto Di Matteo has not been welcomed by Chelsea fans. That is a fact. As the saga at Stamford Bridge shows no sign of ceasing soon, thoughts have turned to who the Chelsea fans would rather see wearing the crest in the dugout. Show More Summary
Alan Hudson: “Chelsea Should Bring Back Jose Mourinho”
Chelsea legend Alan Hudson has called on the club to bring back Jose Mourinho as the Blues’ next permanent manager. In an exclusive interview with B/R, the ex-England midfielder also slammed the club for sacking Roberto di Matteo and suggested fans should boycott home matches in protest at the way Chelsea is currently run. Show More Summary
Rating the Chelsea Players in 1-0 Win over West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion have been something of a bogey club for Chelsea in recent years. The Blues had lost the last two matches between the sides, and both Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo took charge of their final Premier League games against the Baggies. Show More Summary
Benitez Attack Will Be Quickly Forgotten If Chelsea Can Secure Mourinho's Return
Rafa Benitez was doomed from the start at Stamford Bridge—a man who wasn't Roberto Di Matteo; a man who had fired shots from Liverpool; a man whose "interim" appointment embodied the impatient, short-termist thinking of the billionaire owner by whom Chelsea fans are dictated to. Show More Summary
Rafa Benitez and the Top 5 Premier League Managerial Rants
From the moment he was appointed as Chelsea's "interim first-team manager" in the wake of Roberto Di Matteo's dismissal, Rafa Benitez has been subjected to near-constant vitriol from fans unhappy with his appointment. Despite negative...Show More Summary
Chelsea: Live Player Ratings in FA Cup Tie with Middlesbrough
Chelsea and Middlesbrough have history in the FA Cup. The Blues won the trophy when the two faced each other in the 1997 final when Roberto Di Matteo scored a 30-yard screamer after just 42 seconds of play. Since then, the fortunes of...Show More Summary
Petrescu blames Roman Abramovich over Di Matteo sacking
Dynamo Moscow’s Dan Petrescu believes that Chelsea owner further damaged his reputation after sacking the Italian tactician from the English Premier League club in November Dynamo Moscow head coach, Dan Petrescu, has hit out at Chelsea...Show More Summary
Reasons for and Against Rafa Benitez Staying on at Chelsea
Rafa Benitez's Chelsea reign could hardly have begun under worse circumstances. Following the dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo, a beloved club legend who had won the Champions League six months prior to his sacking, the last person the fans wanted to see appointed was the former Liverpool manager. Show More Summary
Why Roman Abramovich Must Be Held Accountable for Chelsea Malaise
Imagine where Chelsea would be if Roman Abramovich hadn't so ruthlessly and recklessly sacked Roberto Di Matteo as manager in November. In truth, they would probably be where they are now. They'd still be out of the Champions League,...Show More Summary
An Open Letter to Chelsea Interim Manager Rafa Benitez
Dear Rafa, I'm writing to you today just weeks after writing to your brutal boss Roman Abramovich (it still amazes me that he thought you were more than an apt replacement for our legendary Roberto Di Matteo) and I'd like to notify you that I will be praying for the club to decide against extending your contract when the summer comes. Show More Summary
Chelsea Transfer News: Does Rafa Benitez Deserve a Permanent Coaching Deal?
Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez has already endured so much in his short reign as the Chelsea manager, after taking over from Roberto Di Matteo. The former Liverpool was brought in as an interim manager following the Blues' defeat to Juventus...Show More Summary
Pictures: Chelsea recycle Roberto Di Matteo’s old jacket v Arsenal
The author of hspn.tumblr made a brilliant observation during Sunday’s Premier League clash between Chelsea and Arsenal. Midway through the second half the cameras panned to Chelsea’s interim boss Rafa Benitez on the sidelines, however it was the sight of a grey-haired man on the Pensioners’ bench which proved most interesting. On a bitterly cold day in which [...]
Chelsea linked to Klopp, Moyes, Laudrup, Zola, Simeone & Poyet, Sneijder-Liverpool hinges on pay-cut, Walcott to pen Arsenal deal & United sign a Schlupp
Also in the papers: Guardiola has to win at Bayern, AC Milan talk to Balotelli, Wembley considers name change, Villa line up Di Matteo & Valdes to leave Barca
Oscar: Why Rafa Benitez Must Have Faith in Chelsea's Brazilian Playmaker
There was many an eyebrow raised at Chelsea’s summer spending. It wasn ’t the amount that the shelled out. We’re all perfectly used to that these days. No, it was the type of player that the then-manager Roberto Di Matteo brought to the club. Show More Summary
What Makes a Successful Season for Rafa Benitez and Chelsea?
As tends to be the case with Chelsea, the club finds itself in a conundrum. If the dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo as manager in November wasn ’t enough to cause a backlash from fans, replacing him—albeit on a temporary basis—with former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, has cranked up the pressure for them to succeed all the more this season. Show More Summary
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