Chelsea are set to confirm who their manager will be for the 2012-13 Premier League season and it looks as though last season’s interim boss Roberto Di Matteo will be given the job on a full-time basis, according to reports.
The former Blues midfielder guided the club to FA Cup and Champions League glory following the dismissal of Andre Villas-Boas, who was sacked in early March after performing poorly in the league and looking as though they were on their way out of the Champions League after losing 3-1 against Napoli away.
Who’d have thought that Di Matteo would be able to overturn that deficit and qualifying Chelsea for next season’s competition the only way possible after finishing sixth in the Premier League, by winning the competition that Roman Abramovich has been craving since he arrived in west London?
This should have been enough to earn him the job on the spot, right? Wrong.
It seems to have taken some time for the club to come to a decision which led many to believe that Di Matteo would not be given the job on a permanent basis and it would suggest that he was not the first choice for the job, with Pep Guardiola being Abramovich’s preferred choice according to most reports. The likes of Fabio Capello and Harry Redknapp were also linked with the job and both are available, but it would seem as though the club never intended to bring either in.
Di Matteo would be a hugely popular choice amongst the fans and is the obvious choice amongst the current available candidates but if he’s to be offered a one-year deal as most reports suggest, it would seem as though he’s just keeping the seat warm for Guardiola who is determined to see through his year sabbatical.
However, Matt Lawton of the Daily Mail said that he think Di Matteo may be offered more than the one year on his Twitter account:
Contract terms have now been agreed – and it is definitely more than a one-year deal that would look like he was simply holding the fort until Pep Guardiola made himself available.
Robeto Di Matteo is due back from holiday this week and should be announced officially when he return to London.
We nid Di Mateo
Up blues,up di mateo and up Abramovich.since lord has done it 4 makin it 2 possible 2 get what we need (cl) and nw d only man we need is Roberto Di mateo cos he deserved d job and he’s even beta than pep .pep can’t play without messi and instead d mny were are usin 2 chase pep let’s use it 2 get 3 players 4 our team.
I m feeling so happy, do u know why? cuz i m so lucky, do u know how? cuz God loves me.Do u know how? cuz he gave me a gift. Do u know what? its CHELSEA FC, i believe we the chelsea fans, owner and the officers were now laughing b’cus God has gave us what we have been looking for since all these years. Not to be an ingrate RDM deserve the blues job and not for one year. Up chelsea………………….Long live RDM! Long live Chelsea fans!! Long live Chelsea owner and the Officers!!!
Up’ Blues, up Chelsea, up Roberto’ Dimateo. My people Chelsea doesn’t Need Big Name Coach, since all this days we have been getting Big coaches what did they perform or achieved. E.g Avrian Villas Boas, as he performs since when we offer him as a Chelsea Coach, until we sacked him, assuming we didn’t sacked Him, Chelsea would have not getting the Uefa Champions League won. So my people what we need is unfamous coach, or any formal player of chelsea that have been played for chelsea Before, is only them can put chelsea up and to achieve a lot things 4 chelsea.
I love this… Let the bond between RDM the the players continue… And a great blending of the new candidents. Hugely expecting da hulk.
I love this club. Smiling
chelsea shldnt b an ingrate 2 God and RDM, bcoz he brought home wot we’ve bin cravin 4 since i.e UCL and increase d F.A Cup won times i.e 4times……….. Plis R.A giv RDM d jobb on long time basis @ least 2/3yrs….. So dat he would defend our CUPs and get us more trophies….. To dis end, plis get us MODRIC along side wit De-Brune, Marin, Piazon, Josh, Feruz, Kalas, Kane, Thibaut Curtois,,,,,,,,, den will bcom informidable team in d futball world like Barca, Madrid, Juvey; etc…. I bliv in Torres @ d upront. BLUES TILL I DIE :………