Manager Insecurity,Phil's Demise..

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Chelsea’s management crisis – where to now for the Blues?

It’s a big ask for any football club to win the premier events year in and year out but when a group of players are expected to perform at their optimum under the unforgiving eyes of a manager, who turns on them with ferocious and humiliating public criticism, then it is not surprising the Blues have battled to reach the top of the Premier League table.

Scolari did the unthinkable by criticising players in the public domain

Recently axed manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari simply did the unthinkable by ripping into the form - or lack thereof- of individual players in the public domain and he paid big time. Instead of taking the responsibility of a flotilla of bad performances on his own shoulders, Scolari chose to embarrass some of the outstanding talent he had at his disposal, inducing the wrath of his men and Chelsea fans the world over.

The Brazilian may well have a career resume that rivals the best in the business but his aggressive management style did not suit the West London Club. Granted, a fiery personality and theatrical chest thumping may well have gone down a treat in Brazil, Portugal and even Kuwait, but it clearly didn’t wash at Stamford Bridge,

Revolt of sorts in the dressing room

Although German midfielder, Michael Ballack, has strongly denied rumours that he and two other club members approached billionaire boss, Roman Abramovich with concerns over Scolari’s poor people and management skills, it is clear there was a revolt of sorts in the dressing room with only 2-3 players said to have backed the beleaguered coach.

Scolari smacked of arrogance as well as having a dire lack of organisational and leadership skills – who will ever forget his comment when asked whether he would consider the transfer market to remedy the club’s ills, a comment that has proved to be rather insightful “More players? I don’t want more players, I have very good players. Either we go to the top with these players or I go down”

It sure is ironic that it was the players themselves, and the traditional impatience of oil baron boss, Abramovich, that led to the untimely demise of Luiz Felipe Scolari.

As many coaches in as many years

Let’s face it, any club that has had as many coaches in as many years is going to find it darn difficult to find the consistency and flair necessary to rival the other football behemoths out there and with Guus Hiddink only in as a caretaker coach until the end of the season, Chelsea’s problems may become even more exacerbated.

In the words of arch rival and Man United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson “Their haste (in firing Scolari)is a reflection of the sad way the game is going, with everyone from owners, the board members, the supporters and the media demanding instant success and showing absolutely no patience."......in a couple of words, ‘immediate gratification’, something billionaire boss, Roman Abramovich, has clearly taken to heart and with a veritable sword of Damocles hanging over any future manager’s head; it’s going to be a fascinating and possibly painful couple of months ahead for Chelsea fans.

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