How much it could cost to manger of a defending champion when he brings it down to almost elimination? An immediate sacking? Yes, and this is what happened with Chelsea when its boss Roman Abramovich sacked Chelsea’s manger Di Matteo after a defeat to Juventus in UEFA Champions League. It was not just a defeat; it brought Chelsea down on the threshold of elimination from a league which was won by it last year; perhaps, its manager’s sacking in not related to one loss only. There are, in fact, only two wins out of eight played matches in current Champions Series despite Chelsea’s brilliant .start of the season. Notably, it was the Di Matteo who led Chelsea when it claimed both Champions League and FA Cup in the last season, and as a reward; he got a permanent job as manager in June. Now, he becomes the eighth manager being sacked by Russian Billionaire Abramovich since he took the club back in 2003. But the good news is; his survival ran a week longer than his earlier colleague Andre … [Read more...]