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Patience Chelsea owner Roman
Abramovich, on Andre Villas-Boas Manager (AVB) has expired. Chelsea
officially dismissed the man from Portugal is due to failure to bring
Chelsea rated outstanding.
For a while, Chelsea appointed
assistant manager, Roberto Di Matteo, to deal with John Terry et
al.
0-1 defeat of West Brom on Saturday, Chelsea had no reason
to maintain the AVB. Because the defeat resulted in "The Blues"
stuck in fifth position with 46 points. They remain three points
clear of Arsenal in fourth place.
"Andre Villas-Boas has
parted ways with Chelsea. Board of directors would like to thank for
its performance and we are disappointed that this relationship should
be ended quickly," Chelsea said in a statement on its official
site.
"Unfortunately, results and team performance is not
good enough and did not show signs of improvement in the important
moments of this season. Club still competing in the Champions League
and FA Cup, as well as competing for the fourth Premier League, and
we aim to remain competitive as possible in all competitions.
"
"With our thoughts, the only option is to make a
change. Very soon, Roberto Di Matteo has been appointed as caretaker
coach until the end of the season," continued the
statement.
With this decision, AVB only deal with Chelsea for
eight months. Chelsea FC Porto recruit AVB from earlier this
season.
Villas-Boas left Chelsea with a record of two wins,
four draws and three defeats in the last nine games. The result left
Chelsea in danger of failing to finish in fourth and was eliminated
in the Champions League round of 16.
Chelsea currently sit in
fifth place standings with 46 points, or lose 20 points of temporary
authority, Manchester City.
In the Champions League, they have
been diving the first leg, in San Paolo, Napoli won 3-1. The second
leg will be held at Stamford Bridge on March 14 next
Source: bola.kompas.com, chelsea
