The manager merry-go-round continues
Chelsea part company with manager André Villas-Boas
Chelsea have parted company with André Villas-Boas. The manager has left the club following a string of poor results that culminated in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion which left the club fifth in the table.
Villas-Boas's assistant, Roberto Di Matteo, has been appointed the new first team coach until the end of the season.
Villas-Boas joined the club eight months ago after the Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich paid Porto £13.3m to make him Carlo Ancelotti's successor.
A club statement read: "The board would like to record our gratitude for his work and express our disappointment that the relationship has ended so early.
"Unfortunately the results and performances of the team have not been good enough and were showing no signs of improving at a key time in the season.
"The club is still competing in the latter stages of the Uefa Champions League and the FA Cup, as well as challenging for a top-four spot in the Premier League, and we aim to remain as competitive as possible on all fronts."
"With that in mind we felt our only option was to make a change at this time."
Edit: They've added more to the article at the source, just news bits and pieces from yesterday - and Benitez speculation. Everyone keeps mentioning Benitez.
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Chelsea have parted company with André Villas-Boas. The manager has left the club following a string of poor results that culminated in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion which left the club fifth in the table.
Villas-Boas's assistant, Roberto Di Matteo, has been appointed the new first team coach until the end of the season.
Villas-Boas joined the club eight months ago after the Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich paid Porto £13.3m to make him Carlo Ancelotti's successor.
A club statement read: "The board would like to record our gratitude for his work and express our disappointment that the relationship has ended so early.
"Unfortunately the results and performances of the team have not been good enough and were showing no signs of improving at a key time in the season.
"The club is still competing in the latter stages of the Uefa Champions League and the FA Cup, as well as challenging for a top-four spot in the Premier League, and we aim to remain as competitive as possible on all fronts."
"With that in mind we felt our only option was to make a change at this time."
Edit: They've added more to the article at the source, just news bits and pieces from yesterday - and Benitez speculation. Everyone keeps mentioning Benitez.
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