***The Official Chelsea FC Thread***

[Suntan Superman]

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I'm quite the opposite of a Chelsea fan, but Robert Di Matteo was sacked.

[Ozil]

What a stupid move. I'm not saying RDM was the greatest but this was an unnecessary move. It's not his fault the club didn't address its needs for a striker and central midfield. It's also not his fault that Torres continues to be a 50 million POS

[Krebstar]

Wow. I honestly feel bad for you guys knowing you have a spoiled rich kid running your club.

RDM's final record was 24-9-9. Won an FA Cup and CL. Not too shabby at all.

He'll be managing in the Premier League next season.

[KG]

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Wow. I honestly feel bad for you guys knowing you have a spoiled rich kid running your club.

RDM's final record was 24-9-9. Won an FA Cup and CL. Not too shabby at all.

He'll be managing in the Premier League next season.

A spoiled rich kid that took the clubs to unprecedented heights. It's more of a gift than a curse.

[Bezzey]

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I'm behind Roman 100% but this whole new coach every 5 months is getting ridculous. We need stability and to start having the players take some of the blame for our form. The trigger was pulled way to quick this time and RDM deserved much more respect after all he's done for this team as a player and coach. The next guy in better be Pep, even though I've been against it, and not Rafa

[Ozil]

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God not Rafa. He wouldn't be the right fit at all for the team. I also heard Avram Grant's name being thrown around and I almost vomitted as well...

[ImTellinTim]

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Let's be honest. What Chelsea really needs is a real wheeler dealer. Call 'Arry.

[Bezzey]

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Pep and Jose are the only names being thrown are that sound even halfway decent and they are both no go's. The rest of the season is looking long and crappy. Might as well just let JT and Lamps Co-Coach

Hearing that Rafa is about to be confirmed and the Chelsea fans will voice their displeasure on Sunday. We're going to look just lile Villa last year. Sad days ahead

[ImTellinTim]

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If you look at the facts, Chelsea has hired Rafa Benitez to be their new manager. If he can't get Torres to play well no one can.

[franch1se]

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Rafael Benitez named new manager

[Altimus]

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Blah at this entire situation...

[Mo]

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Rafael Benitez named new Interim manager

Just fixed it for ya

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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So being tagged as interim means Pep will be manager starting next season by the looks of it.

[jvalverde88]

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Chelsea will be one of many teams in the Pep sweepstakes.

[Ozil]

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Torres still looked brutal after Rafa's first game in charge. When is Roman going to realize that Fernando is not the same guy he was in 2007 when he was a ferocious, fast, and complete striker who could score at will. This Fernando Torres has no first touch, terrible body language, and is bereft of any of the pace, finishing, and power he once had. Rafa can't fix that and if he does, I'll be thrilled. He's Shevchenko V2 - a complete bust.

The sooner he figures this out and brings in a real striker, the sooner Chelsea can be a force again. You should have no problems scoring goals when Mata, Hazard, and Oscar are flanking you....