Chelsea: No room for the defeated

Roman Abramovich's way of using people is very clear. He does not hesitate to pay high salaries to good and talented coaches. Chelsea coaches' salaries are always the highest in the Premier League. But conversely, the time spent with them is always the least.

It would be strange if Carlo Ancelotti were still in charge after this season. Under Abramovich, no manager has been retained empty-handed. Ranieri was sacked empty-handed. Avram Grant was sacked empty-handed. Felipe Scolari was sacked before he could finish empty-handed. Other achievements and positive signs have all become meaningless. Before leaving Stamford Bridge, Ranieri helped Chelsea finish second in the Premier League for the first time. The season was not a complete one for Chelsea, Grant won a hat-trick of runners-up finishes, including the achievement of taking the Blues to the Champions League final for the first and only time so far. Scolari's Chelsea was once praised for playing attractive football; but that was too little.

Will Ancelotti have to leave Chelsea after a trophyless season?

Even winning a title, if it is not the Premier League or Champions League, is considered a failure. As was the case with Jose Mourinho in the 2006-2007 season, winning the League Cup and the FA Cup. If he had not recognized Mourinho's previous contributions, Abramovich would have "fired" the Special One at the end of the 2006-2007 season. But the recognition lasted less than two months and Mourinho was eventually fired.

This season, Chelsea were defeated by MU in the two most important arenas, the Champions League and the Premier League. MU is having great success with Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been with Old Trafford for the past 25 years. Does this make Abramovich consider the need for stability and long-term in the coaching bench?

Probably not. If his coach had a failed season, he would not continue to give him a chance. For Abramovich, when a coach has failed, he no longer has the same prestige as before. When he has lost prestige, it is difficult to make the players listen, play with all their heart and soul. The most typical case is the case of Mourinho. Despite his previous successes, Mourinho no longer had the players obey him in his last two months at Stamford Bridge. The British press once asserted that some powerful players, including captain John Terry, directly pushed Mourinho out. In the time of Scolari, this became even clearer. Scolari's biggest mistake was not trusting the player with a very large following, Didier Drogba. As a result, he only led Chelsea for a few months.

Now, it was Ancelotti’s turn. In the games since Torres arrived at Stamford Bridge, many of Chelsea’s attacking players were very indifferent when Torres was on the pitch. Torres left the pitch, they ran hard, played with enthusiasm. The period of Chelsea’s revival was also the period when Torres was pushed to the bench.

Even in the final match of the season, away at Old Trafford last Sunday, Ancelotti still could not control the situation. Typically, David Luiz "turned" on him after the first goal. Ancelotti was angry when Luiz made a mistake. Luiz turned to him, saying it was not his fault. Ancelotti immediately called Alex to warm up, when the match had only been 2 minutes. At the end of the first half, he replaced Luiz with Alex. Although Ancelotti boldly punished Luiz, in the end, he was still the loser. He will leave, and Luiz will stay.

According to TT&VH