Following Chelsea's 3-0 loss to Juventus yesterday in Turin, Italy, in the Champions League, the club has released a statement on its website this morning stating that it has parted ways with Manager Roberto Di Matteo.
The statement reads: The team's recent performances and results have not been good enough and the owner and the Board felt that a change was necessary now to keep the club moving in the right direction as we head into a vitally important part of the season.
The club faces a difficult task ahead in qualifying for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League as well as maintaining a strong challenge for the top of the Premier League while competing in three other cup competitions. Our aim is to remain as competitive as possible and challenge strongly on all fronts.
The owner and the Board would like to thank Roberto for all he has done for the club since taking over in March. Roberto helped guide us to an historic Champions League victory and a seventh FA Cup. We will never forget the huge contribution he has made to this club's history and he will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge.
The club will be making an announcement shortly regarding a new first team manager.
Wow! This proves the view that Abrahamovich the Chelsea owner is NOT a patient man. They've quickly forgotten that Di Matteo won them the UEFA Champions League last year, and even though they still have a slim chance of qualifying for the knock-out rounds, I guess they don't have much belief in themselves; they think it's all over for them and that the less than glamorous Europa League beckons.
It could just be that the shame of having a defending champion of the Champions League being booted out in the opening rounds is too much of an embarrassment to bear. In any case, the club has the money to carry out the manager experimentation it's been doing ever since Jose Mourinho left.
We wish Roberto Di Matteo well in his future endeavours, but as for the club. . . it's not looking too good for them at the moment.
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