Former Chelsea manager Luis Felipe Scolari has added his voice to those who are against the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas.
The 63-year-old Brazilian coach is certainly in a good position to have a take on the situation. Felipe Scolari was brought at Chelsea in 2008 but lasted only a few months. A series of poor results which followed a great start saw the 2002 FIFA World Cup winning manager receive the sack by Roman Abramovich.
“England has clubs like Arsenal, where Arsene Wenger has been for several years, yet has won only two or three championships,” Scolari explained in an interview with reporters.
“Chelsea's culture is very different, but this move is strange — although it's not so strange to me because of what I went through there.
“Some things are known, like the relations with the owner, who has the relationship with some players before the coach.”
Andre Villas-Boas’ main problem at Chelsea seemed to be his poor relationship with players which led to unrest in the dressing room (according to reports). Luis Felipe Scolari publicly backed the young boss, who remains celebrated at FC Porto for his unmatched achievements:
“Villas-Boas was a champion and he will continue to be. He needed to replace at least seven or eight players, even since I was there, but he failed.”
Scolari concluded with the following sour prediction: “It will be hell for whoever succeeds him.”
Chelsea are chasing success in the FA Cup as their chances of winning the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League titles don't look real at all. The Blues will be guided by Roberto di Matteo on Tuesday night for their FA Cup Fifth Round replay against Birmingham City.
“England has clubs like Arsenal, where Arsene Wenger has been for several years, yet has won only two or three championships,” Scolari explained in an interview with reporters.
“Chelsea's culture is very different, but this move is strange — although it's not so strange to me because of what I went through there.
“Some things are known, like the relations with the owner, who has the relationship with some players before the coach.”
Andre Villas-Boas’ main problem at Chelsea seemed to be his poor relationship with players which led to unrest in the dressing room (according to reports). Luis Felipe Scolari publicly backed the young boss, who remains celebrated at FC Porto for his unmatched achievements:
“Villas-Boas was a champion and he will continue to be. He needed to replace at least seven or eight players, even since I was there, but he failed.”
Scolari concluded with the following sour prediction: “It will be hell for whoever succeeds him.”
Chelsea are chasing success in the FA Cup as their chances of winning the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League titles don't look real at all. The Blues will be guided by Roberto di Matteo on Tuesday night for their FA Cup Fifth Round replay against Birmingham City.
