Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... on the horizon at the time. Sometimes that can happen.” Chelsea appointed the also ill-fated Big Phil Scolari to succeed Grant and have since had Guus Hiddink at the helm, before Carlo Ancelotti took charge this summer. Ferguson said: “They (Chelsea) may look upon that as a progress for the club, to get a different manager. “It’s difficult to say because I’m not really close to the...
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... the table 12 months ago, lost 3-0 at West Brom. It was the first public sign of cracks in the Phil Scolari era at Stamford Bridge. Eventually those cracks opened up into big gaping wounds and the Brazilian became an ex-Chelsea boss in February. But you have to say there is little evidence that Carlo Ancelotti's regime is susceptible to a similar decline. All United can do is keep...
Footballing World (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... been relatively dismal anyway, taking into account their previously sparkling record under ‘Big Phil’ Scolari. Only five wins from ten games characterised by a chronic inability to score goals – they were held to goalless home draws by both Sweden and Albania – in one of the easiest European qualifying groups doesn’t reflect well on Queiroz’s stewardship. He admits to making “a few...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
DIDIER DROGBA and Nicolas Anelka are the most feared partnership in the Premier League.But the Blues Brothers struggled to convince ex-Chelsea bosses Avram Grant, Big Phil Scolari and Guus Hiddink to play them together. However Carlo Ancelotti's arrival changed all that - and the pair have banged in 17 goals already between them this term as Chelsea have gone five points clear at the...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Last autumn it was the turn of Juande Ramos to be burnt at the stake.Well, Avram Grant's corpse had been licked clean, so we needed a new heretic. By Christmas Phil Scolari was sitting on the ducking school. Come the summer, when Arsene Wenger sold two stars to Manchester City, he was dragged into the stocks. And now Rafa Benitez lays on the rack, flames licking around his tootsies.That's...
Just Chelsea (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... what Ancelotti is doing. “Ancelotti’s got the two strikers, and that is a major change compared to Phil Scolari and Claudio Ranieri. “It’s always a hard game at Chelsea, but we’ll deal with it better than we did at Anfield, I’m sure of that.” Maybe Ferguson thinks that it the start of his little mind games ahead of the big game, but it’s nice to hear that he believes the Blues are...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Centre-back Bruma, 17, thanked for getting his chance - and claimed he was snubbed by previous managers Avram Grant, Phil Scolari and Guus Hiddink.
The Sun (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Centre-back Bruma, 17, thanked Carlo Ancelotti for getting his chance - and claimed he was snubbed by previous managers Avram Grant, Phil Scolari and Guus Hiddink.
