You know how there are some head coaches who have won a title but then slump for a while and eventually get axed because ownership asks "what have you done for me lately?" That process seems to go a lot faster in Europe.
After being manager of the club for less than a year (about 8 months), Roberto Di Matteo was fired by Chelsea FC because of the club's group stage failures that leave them on the verge of not even making the elimination rounds of the Champions League. Despite the fact that Chelsea is third in the EPL table and they had WON their first ever Champions Cup under Di Matteo, the 42 year old Swiss manager has been shown the door.
Does anybody not named Jose Mourinho last longer than a year in Chelsea? F**k Jerry"s world, this is Roman's universe. HOW THE HELL DO YOU FIRE A MANAGER AFTER THE CHAMPIONS CUP RUN YOU JUST HAD THE PREVIOUS SEASON?!?!?! YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BE THERE ABOUT TO BE KICKED OUT OF THE UCL IF NOT FOR THAT RUN!!!!
I must admit I am saddened that Di Matteo wasn't given a full year but it seems that a lot of managers of Chelsea were given even shorter times. I understand that you want the best team and they are under performing in the UCL right now but this is just too soon. This move is so fast that it's making "knee jerk reactions" look slow.
I do feel bad for coaches and managers here in North American Sports that get fired before ever really ever having time to do anything but this move is just on a whole other level.
P.S. Here's hoping the next guy is able to unload his personal belongings in the manager's office before getting canned.
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