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Chelsea To Sack Scolari, Appoint Mancini?
There are strengthening reports that the Italian will replace the Brazilian at Stamford Bridge next month.
Dec 24, 2008 7:00:23 AM
Luiz Felipe Scolari arrived in West London this summer with a big reputation, and quickly won the hearts and minds of many Chelsea players and supporters.
However, he has recently lost many of these admirers as the Blues have been struggling over the past couple of months.
They limped through to the last 16 of the Champions League, while the record in their last five Premier League games is just two wins, two draws and a defeat.
According to the English press, Scolari has lost some sections of the dressing room, with a number of players believing that he doesn’t possess what it takes to succeed at the club.
Roberto Mancini has been linked with Chelsea on a number of occasions over the past year or so, and he has been sighted in London several times recently along with his close friend and agent Giorgio De Giorgis.
Mancini is still under contract at Inter until 2012, having been dismissed at the end of last season, and there are still some compensation issues to sort out, which Nerazzurri president Massimo Moratti has declared he hopes to sew up very soon.
Nevertheless, there is strong speculation that Scolari will be sacked at the beginning of next month, and Roman Abramovich will offer Mancini the opportunity to replace him.
--Anthony Sormani, Goal.com
However, he has recently lost many of these admirers as the Blues have been struggling over the past couple of months.
They limped through to the last 16 of the Champions League, while the record in their last five Premier League games is just two wins, two draws and a defeat.
According to the English press, Scolari has lost some sections of the dressing room, with a number of players believing that he doesn’t possess what it takes to succeed at the club.
Roberto Mancini has been linked with Chelsea on a number of occasions over the past year or so, and he has been sighted in London several times recently along with his close friend and agent Giorgio De Giorgis.
Mancini is still under contract at Inter until 2012, having been dismissed at the end of last season, and there are still some compensation issues to sort out, which Nerazzurri president Massimo Moratti has declared he hopes to sew up very soon.
Nevertheless, there is strong speculation that Scolari will be sacked at the beginning of next month, and Roman Abramovich will offer Mancini the opportunity to replace him.
--Anthony Sormani, Goal.com
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