Chelsea has now created a reputation of sacking their manager and thanks to the owner Roman Abramovich Chelsea has continued to maintain that standard.
The Italian Champions League winning manager Di Matteo has joined to the growing list of managers who have lost their job at Chelsea after seeing his Chelsea side loose 3 - 0 away to Juventus last night in the Uefa Champions League match day 5.
The Italian won 24 of his 42 games in charge of the club but, after their 3-0 defeat to Juventus left them in danger of missing out on the knockout stages of the Champions League, Chelsea have decided to end his tenure.
Pep Guardiola has emerged as the front runner to replace Di Matteo, with Sky Bet offering 7/4 on the former Barcelona manager taking over.
Rafa Benitez is 2/1 to take the Stamford Bridge hot seat, while Harry Redknapp (6/1) is also in the early running.
"The team's recent performances and results have not been good enough and the owner and the Board felt that a change was necessary now to keep the club moving in the right direction as we head into a vitally important part of the season," read a statement on the club website.
Di matteo who replaced AVB as manger last season, after the Portuguese was sacked following a 1 - 0 defeat to west Brom on a Saturday 3rd of march 2012 have some months latter seen himself sacked just after loosing to the same team at the weekend. West Brom has now ensured that Di matteo himself gets sacked by inflicting a 2 - 1 defeat on him and his Chelsea side, but to make his own case worst, Juventus added salt to injuries and now the Blues find themselves on the brink of exiting the Ultimate UEFA Champions League a reality which neither the owner or the board are ready to accept, so they had to do something fast by sacking the man who brought them their first Champions League trophy, and a seventh FA Cup.
A message from the Chelsea board reads :The club faces a difficult task ahead in qualifying for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League as well as maintaining a strong challenge for the top of the Premier League while competing in three other cup competitions.
"Our aim is to remain as competitive as possible and challenge strongly on all fronts.
"The owner and the Board would like to thank Roberto for all he has done for the club since taking over in March.
"Roberto helped guide us to an historic Champions League victory and a seventh FA Cup. We will never forget the huge contribution he has made to this club's history and he will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge"
As Di Matteo decides on what next to do with himself lets keep our fingers crossed until we hear who his successor will be.
The advice i give to the eventual would be successor is very simple "You need more than luck to survive at Chelsea football club"
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