Steve Clarke, Villas Boas combo anyone?
He didn't have ANYBODY at the blue plastic flags to ease him in and support him by his side.
Di Matteo was gunning for his position, the players were loosing there power, the fans never appreciated him nor supported him.
The only reason Chelsea have "recovered" is because the aging players were given there dummys back. Villas Boas had a vision for the future, something that would keep Chelsea ticking and successful, something the fans and owners admitted, that the squad was becoming old and needed to be changed.
Yet they still sacked him....after he was doing exactly what Abramovich employed him to do.
They might have a bit of success in the short term, but I guarantee in the long run, they are heading in the same direction.
Villas Boas is a young manager and a wounded animal, which could work to another teams advantage in the league. He will always have the burning desire to get one over Chelsea, its "fans" and owner....and a mission to prove the world wrong, that he is capable and a world-class manager.
Believe it or not, the man was being deemed the next Fergie at Porto.......could he be our Fergie?