New Chelsea Manager

Jaime wrote:

S4P wrote:Just agreed a deal with Ancelotti's agent apparently. Now we need to speak to Milan.

I thought only clubs without morals did this? Welcome to the club!

We had to speak to Milan to agree a fee. Anyway, it looks like it won't be happening now.

Roma manager Luciano Spalletti and Fiorentina boss Cesare Prandelli are the latest Italian names to be linked with the vacant manager's job at Chelsea after Carlo Ancelotti committed his future to AC Milan. (Various)

Spalletti says no:
http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3652695,00.html

good, didn't want spalletti anyway.

Everybody says no.

Maybe Zenith's Trainer?

Of all these names:

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


Rijkaard - will take a year out
Laudrup - Panathanaikos
Hiddink - says he's staying...will a poor Euro for Russia change that?
Eriksson - Mexico
Lippi - language issues
Scolari - possible
Zola - perhaps as an assistant
Mourinho - Inter
Ancelotti - said no
Hitzfeld - Switzerland
Hughes - Man. City
Van Basten - Ajax
Bilic - highly unlikely
Advocaat - maybe
Deschamps - highly unlikely
Redknapp -
Benitez -
Klinsmann - Bayern (Chelsea reportedly already tried to see if his contract was breakable)
Houllier -
Schuster - not happening
Ranieri -


So there's not much left...only the ones in bold.

kas wrote:Of all these names:

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


Rijkaard - will take a year out
Laudrup - Panathanaikos
Hiddink - says he's staying...will a poor Euro for Russia change that?
Eriksson - Mexico
Lippi - language issues
Scolari - possible
Zola - perhaps as an assistant
Mourinho - Inter
Ancelotti - said no
Hitzfeld - Switzerland
Hughes - Man. City
Van Basten - Ajax
Bilic - highly unlikely
Advocaat - maybe
Deschamps - highly unlikely
Redknapp -
Benitez -
Klinsmann - Bayern (Chelsea reportedly already tried to see if his contract was breakable)
Houllier -
Schuster - not happening
Ranieri -


So there's not much left...only the ones in bold.

I forgot Mancini. And on further thoughts, perhaps the delay is indeed because they are waiting to see what happens with Hiddink at Euro 2008?

So the new shortlist is:

Mancini, Scolari, Hiddink, Lippi, Advocaat

Hiddink apart, I feel all of the others will have some major adapting to do to the Premier League.