In the last two months there has been a sort of revolution at Stamford Bridge with Roberto Di Matteo leading it. On March 4th 2012 Andre Villas-Boas (AVB) was sacked and the assistant manager, Di Matteo, was appointed as caretaker manager with low expectations. The team was just coming off a lose to West Bromwich Albion, had serious dressing room problems, and was down 3-1 to Napoli in the Champions League last 16. It seemed that Di Matteo’s job was just to try to keep Chelsea alive, and save as much embarrassment as possible until another managerial candidate could be found. Oh boy did he deliver as Chelsea look like a force to be reckoned with and we reckon that Di Matteo should remain in charged.

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How is it that the 2008-2009 Bundesliga champs are sitting middle table far from from even Champions League position, this season?  There are a few reasons for the lack of success; Felix Magath quit as manager, Grafite has been nowhere near his level of performance, and defensively the team has completely broken down.

The squad has not changed that much from the team that Felix Magath had put together to win the league, but Magath himself is no longer present. His departure from the club raised many concerns from the players, with key contributors such as Misimovic and Dzeko threatening to leave the club over his departure. Could his leaving really be the contributing factor to Wolfsburg lack of success this year? Continue reading “Why Wolfsburg is middletable this season” »