Luiz Filipe Scolari was fired after another terrible result for his club Chelsea FC. While Chelsea started promising in the season, the eventual demise of the club comes to no surprise. Throughout the season one could notice Scolari was not really up to the task. Cliques and favoritism became a problem. Frank Lampard and John Terry were particularly upset when Scolari substituted Deco besides being out of form for Michael Ballack earlier this season. Lampard and Terry also frequently attacked Scolari's training methods. The team and the players seemed not to be on the same page anymore, this was evident when viewing the teams performance against Liverpool a week ago, and also this week against Hull.
The question is what will happen next. The names Grant and Hiddink have been mentioned by the media, and return of Grant seems to be the right solution. He was the man behind Chelsea's comeback last year, and was only a couple of points shy from wining the Premier League. He also took the team within one penalty shot of the Champions League title. Many already believed that his firing was unfair and perhaps he will be redeemed by being reinstated. The other candidate is Guus Hiddink, he is the mastermind behind Russia's Euro 2008 run that was not stopped until the semi-final. Hiddink is a possiblility, because of Roman Abramovich's influence with the Russian FA. It seems unlikely though that Russia would give up a coach in the middle of a World Cup Qualification campaign.
The next few days will be interesting to watch and we will probably know soon who is going to be next Chelsea coach.
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