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Steve Bruce sacked from Sunderland, is Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas next in the firing line?
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce became the first Premier League casualty of the season this week, and his firing may cause some other managers in the league to shift nervously in their hot-seats.
Bruce had led the Black Cats to a very respectable 10th place finish in the Premier League last season, but was axed after a run of two wins in 13 games this term.Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is currently not meeting expectations at Stamford Bridge, and if his struggling team do not pick up their form he could join a long list of managers to get the bullet from trigger happy owner Roman Abramovich.
Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Avram Grant were all fired by Abramovich with Chelsea second placed in the Premier League, while Jose Mourinho was dismissed after winning two Premier League titles, and never losing a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.
Fergie Would Win The Title With Any Of The Top Four Sides - Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce has heaped praises on his former manager Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United prepare for a title-winning match against Blackburn Rovers
It may have been quite some time since Steve Bruce played under Sir Alex Ferguson but the Sunderland manager does have very good memories of the gaffer by calling him a 'pure genius'. Manchester United are on the brink of lifting their record breaking 19th league title Steve Bruce believes that Sir Alex would win the title with any of the 'Big Four' sides.According to the Daily Express, Bruce said: “United were fantastic against Chelsea. It was a great performance. I hope they can reproduce it and beat Barcelona in the same fashion.
Steve Bruce Hopeful On Keeping Danny Welbeck
Steve Bruce wants to keep Welbeck at the Stadium of Light although he admitted that Sir Alex Ferguson might never allow that to happen.
Manchester United's Danny Welbeck has certainly proved his credentials after having had a magnificent season while being on-loan at Sunderland this season. Nevertheless, the Black Cats manager Steve Bruce has stated that he would love to bring Welbeck on a permanent deal- although he was quick to admit that it might be an impossible task.Sir Alex Ferguson has already stressed that the 20 year old striker is on his team radar for next season and the United manager is likely to reject any sort of bids for the highly talented youngsters.