AVB parts company with Chelski.

Ah, yet another manager who couldn't wave a magic wand and fill the Stammy Bridge trophy cabinet in his first season. I hope, as mentioned above, Abramovic gets bored and they then do a Leeds.

At least 70% of the current Chelski squad are mediocre. There are better players in struggling teams than the likes of Mikel, Kalou , Luiz n Drogba! Quite ironic that one of the better left wingers in the Prem is Sinclair, whom Chelsea sold for next to nowt!

Non-footy!!!

Guus Hiddink in charge of Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia.

Chelsea...now a fully fledged joke club.

Talk of the Go Compare man coming in for a go at the job, although he didn't exactly set the world alight at Liverpool. The likes of Lampard, Terry, Cech, Drogba, Maluda and Essien are not up to it any more, with players like Boswinga, Mikel and Ramires aren't good enough. He was always going to be facing a losing battle with the club in the transition period it currently finds itself in.

I do hope Roberto does well though, as he seems a decent bloke.

david luiz and jose bosingwa among with mata and mikel and ramires are overrated and they have got an old squad who arnt getting any younger and since stephen hunt smashed into cechs head he looks nervous now and having roberto di matteo in charge is a mistake. they need to get young players in but they have done that with lukaku and romeou however you spell it. they arr stuffed and past it

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Talk of the Go Compare man coming in for a go at the job, although he didn't exactly set the world alight at Liverpool. The likes of Lampard, Terry, Cech, Drogba, Maluda and Essien are not up to it any more, with players like Boswinga, Mikel and Ramires aren't good enough. He was always going to be facing a losing battle with the club in the transition period it currently finds itself in.

I do hope Roberto does well though, as he seems a decent bloke.

Agree with that (although I think Ramires is decent) - whoever the manager is can't win. Play the 'established' players and you'll be sacked for not winning anything. Don't play them and you'll be sacked for annoying them.

Di Matteo might get a bit more out of them I suppose, he should meet their 'approval' due to his Chelsea connections.

Of course this wouldn't have been a problem if they hadn't sacked the manager that took them to the double in his first season. The season in which they scored over 100 league goals. That one.

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The player power at Chelsea is killing them. Abramovich is showing himself to be a terrible owner by letting it happen.

For anyone who can be bothered to read an article I wrote a couple of weeks ago the link is below. Quite a few people seem to now be uttering similar thoughts.

http://soccerlens.com/why-chelsea-need-to-end-reign-of-player-power/87879/

Apologies if its a bit too long.

Normally I would run a mile from a Chelsea article but that was so well written and presented it was a joy to read.

I think you're right - the old guard may need replacing.
Scholes and Giggs may be still going strong for Man Utd but personally, I think Drogba, Lampard and Terry could be past their best now.

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Normally I would run a mile from a Chelsea article but that was so well written and presented it was a joy to read.

I think you're right - the old guard may need replacing.
Scholes and Giggs may be still going strong for Man Utd but personally, I think Drogba, Lampard and Terry could be past their best now.

Even if Scholes and Giggs are doing well for Man Utd bringing them back out of retirement is a step back for English football. As was Arsenal and Villa bringing back Henry and Keane. Imagine you're a young player in one of these sides looking for a break?