New Chelsea Manager

Who???????????

I think it'll be Rijkaard. But I want it to be Sven or Mourinho.

F Rijkaard 2/1 Mourinho J 16/1 D Deschamps 33/1
M Laudrup 7/2 C Ancelotti 25/1 H Redknapp 33/1
G Hiddink 4/1 O Hitzfeld 25/1 R Benitez 33/1
Erikkson, S 6/1 M Hughes 25/1 J Klinnsmann 33/1
M Lippi 12/1 M Van Basten 33/1 G Houllier 33/1
L Scolari 12/1 S Bilic 33/1 B Schuster 40/1
G Zola 14/1 D Advocaat 33/1 C Ranieri 50/1


I really think it could be Sven but i hope not. I think first choice will be Hiddink bt it will depend on if he will leave Russia. I think they will go for a big name who is proven, so i dont think it will be Laudrup or Zola.

Sgoater1 wrote:I think first choice will be Hiddink bt it will depend on if he will leave Russia.

They want him indeed, still haven't finalized his new Russia contract.

Hiddink has made clear on several occasions he doesn't want to manage (in) England because of the English press...

Axeslammer wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:I think first choice will be Hiddink bt it will depend on if he will leave Russia.

They want him indeed, still haven't finalized his new Russia contract.

Hiddink has made clear on several occasions he doesn't want to manage (in) England because of the English press...

I doubt Roman would risk taking the Russian coach away from russia anyway

COTR wrote:

Axeslammer wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:I think first choice will be Hiddink bt it will depend on if he will leave Russia.

They want him indeed, still haven't finalized his new Russia contract.

Hiddink has made clear on several occasions he doesn't want to manage (in) England because of the English press...

I doubt Roman would risk taking the Russian coach away from russia anyway

Knowing Roman, he'll have half a dozen managers lined up to take the Russia job.

COTR wrote:

Axeslammer wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:I think first choice will be Hiddink bt it will depend on if he will leave Russia.

They want him indeed, still haven't finalized his new Russia contract.

Hiddink has made clear on several occasions he doesn't want to manage (in) England because of the English press...

I doubt Roman would risk taking the Russian coach away from russia anyway

Hiddink has managed a club *and* a country at the same time before

Hiddink for defo.

Fidel wrote:

COTR wrote:

Axeslammer wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:I think first choice will be Hiddink bt it will depend on if he will leave Russia.

They want him indeed, still haven't finalized his new Russia contract.

Hiddink has made clear on several occasions he doesn't want to manage (in) England because of the English press...

I doubt Roman would risk taking the Russian coach away from russia anyway

Knowing Roman, he'll have half a dozen managers lined up to take the Russia job.

A game of Russian Roulette to see who gets it..last one standing

I have a feeling it well could be Sven, if not him then Rijkaard(though he really needs a break from the game IMO).

If I had to guess, I'd say Sven or Mancini.

Laudrup looks favourite considering how he quit a team who had a pretty good season overall just a few weeks ago. A friend of mine who works for bet365 said they closed the betting for awhile to see if there was any information anywhere after a lot of money was placed on him.

There were indeed strong rumours linking him to the job around March (I think), but it would be an odd appointment considering his relative lack of experience. Perhaps the Danish connection with Arnesen is at work, though I'm just doing some tabloid-style deduction there.

Laudrup is out at 8/1 on skybet. Hughes is down to 5/1.

hiddink or rijkaard

Has to be Rikard, I mean Abrahamovich knows Dick and Gus got succes. So obviously he wants a Dutch coach at Chelsea as well!! Makes sense!

His personal adviser is Dutch: Pete... His national coach is Dutch: Gus; His assistant coach is Dutch: Hank....

1 +1 = 3

I think it will be Lippi.

We could be going Dutch big time. Hiddink/Rijkaard + Henk Ten Cate + Arnesen.

I would say Hiddink. After the Euro, of course.

Hiddink's agent with an emphatic no:
http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3611139,00.html

With Sven off to Mexico, that leaves Mancini, Scolari, and Rijkaard as feasible alternatives. And perhaps Lippi too.

It will be Gus or Rikard. Gus told the Dutch media he doesnt rule out a chelsea move at all!!!

Its time Chelsea gets succes and play more sexy..a Dutchie is required.

Dick Advocate...We should have seen that one coming!!!

Rumour is they explored the possibility of getting Klinsmann out of his contract with Bayern

Wouldn't be a bad move for Chelsea

Well they found it wasn't feasible, so I think it's back to the list of Scolari, Hughes, and Mancini.

Not surprised to see Bilic's name now come up.

Laudrup, Bilic, Hughes, Deschamps, Mancini guess Scolari also though doubt it. Looks like it's one of these.

Sunderland's Roy Keane has emerged as a shock contender for the Chelsea job. (Daily Express)

Wow that would be something.

Just said on Sky Sports news Mancini is 3/1 favourite to take the job.

According to La Repubblica, Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is set to join Chelsea after meeting with Roman Abrahamovic in Switzerland.

No one saw that one coming. Lippi to Milan? Or a sudden Milan derby for Mourinho?