RDM Sacked after Chamions League Win!
Roberto Di Matteo learned his fate this morning after a board meeting at Chelsea’s training ground following the club’s return to Gatwick airport from Turin in the early hours. Sacking him was, The Independent has been told, an easy decision for the club’s board to make.
Not easy from a personal perspective because it meant parting company with a man who was admired within the club for his achievements last season in winning the Champions League and respected for his exploits as a player. He was liked by chairman Bruce Buck, chief executive Ron Gourlay and all those senior staff whose job it is to carry out the wishes of Roman Abramovich.
It was easy because Di Matteo was simply not delivering on the key objective set out to him in the summer – a failing he had been warned about consistently this season.
From the Independent...
Roberto Di Matteo learned his fate this morning after a board meeting at Chelsea’s training ground following the club’s return to Gatwick airport from Turin in the early hours. Sacking him was, The Independent has been told, an easy decision for the club’s board to make.
Not easy from a personal perspective because it meant parting company with a man who was admired within the club for his achievements last season in winning the Champions League and respected for his exploits as a player. He was liked by chairman Bruce Buck, chief executive Ron Gourlay and all those senior staff whose job it is to carry out the wishes of Roman Abramovich.
It was easy because Di Matteo was simply not delivering on the key objective set out to him in the summer – a failing he had been warned about consistently this season.
From the Independent...