Carlo Ancelotti’s sacking is the most hotly debated topic in world football next to Manchester United‘s Champions League defeat. Since the Italian tacticians’ sacking, the Chelsea managerial role has become the hot seat, the poisoned chalice that all eyes are on at the moment. The job of becoming the Chelsea manager has become the toughest job on earth at the moment as satisfying silverware hungry Russian billionaire Roman Abromovich is slowly becoming impossible, one at which several managers have tried and failed, with European master Carlo Ancelotti being the latest in line. With billionaire Roman Abromovich breathing down one’s neck, the job is sure to cause fear in any person who dares to take the job. There was joke that surfaced during Ancelotti’s sacking which went thus.
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Abromovich in his message to his sacked manager said,
“Dear coach, you are here to win the Champions’ League. If you fail, then you must have a league and/or 2 domestic cups to allow for further execution of your job. Should you survive your first season and fail to deliver the Champions’ League in your second season, then you are fired. Regards, Roman Abramovich”.
As demanding as he might be for silverware, Abromovich is prepared to splash the cash once again to overhaul his squad and bring in suitable replacements to build a winning team. New replacements will evidently mean the axe falling on several old guns. With a major overhaul about to take place at Chelsea FC right now, there is a fine line to tread here: who is more important? The players or the manager?
Rumors about the new manager are flying around everywhere as Chelsea look towards the best of the best who can take up the post. The most influential man to take up the post is none other than the former Chelsea manager who brought the FA Cup to Stamford Bridge during his short stint and almost took the Blues to the Champions League final, Guus Hiddink. The current Turkey manager is on his way to guide his team to greatness especially when the Belgium team is next in line. Nevertheless, Hiddink has stated in the latest interview that he might return if there is a concrete offer for him. With Hiddink seemingly on board for the idea, the cards now lie with Abromovich.
Other names doing the rounds include the likes of Marco Van Basten, Pep Guardiola and current Porto boss Villa Boas, who I feel is the best man to take up the post as winning the treble with Porto showed that he is the real deal. Working under ex boss Jose Mourinho, Villa Boas has applied the ‘watch and learn’ technique that allows fans to picture him as the new Jose Mourinho. Although he is very young, he reminds one of Mourinho during his younger days and could prove to be a wonderful signing.
The manager debate aside, there is a lot of overhauling to be done with regards to the squad. New, young and talented players are lining up to take the first team positions from the oldies. Romelu Lukaku has been heavily linked with Chelsea and the Belgian has the ability and style to replace his all time hero, Didier Drogba. Sergio Aguero, Kaka, Cesc Fabregas and several others continue to be linked with Stamford Bridge but I believe that Chelsea shouldn’t focus too much on strikers as Torres and Drogba are still staying in the squad and Sturridge has been pushing for a first team place on a regular basis and could leave if not promoted.
The one person that Chelsea should seriously consider buying is none other than the long targeted striker, Neymar. His performance for Brazil against Scotland showed his extraordinary talent and if Chelsea should be buying anybody, it must be him, for the ‘Samba’ boy could ideally fit in at Chelsea.
Whichever player the owner decides to buy, the onus will be on the manager to rotate players properly and get the maximum out of his large squad. All the cards and power now lie with Roman Abromovich, in whose hands the future of Chelsea lies. Expect some big changes at Stamford Bridge this summer.
Edited by Zico
