If anyone ever doubted that Roman Abramovich still takes more than a passing interest in the affairs of Chelsea Football Club, then the brutal sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari provides the most compelling evidence to the contrary. The sudden dismissal of Scolari just seven months after he was paraded in a barrage of flashbulbs and a blizzard of optimism in a plush Cobham hotel has all the hallmarks of Abramovich's refusal to settle for second best. Chelsea's hierarchy smiled in satisfaction back on that sunny July day when "Big Phil" charmed allcomers with his sense of humour and clever command of the English language. Abramovich was absent - but his fingerprints were all over the appointment of the man he wanted to bring the Samba touch to sterile Stamford Bridge. It all seems an age away now as the coach who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, and looked like he would win everything in sight in the opening weeks of the season, is sacked with a ruthlessness that might shock even seasoned Chelsea observers. As Scolari walked in for his coronation in Cobham - arriving between an advert for a Tom Jones impersonator and a "Legends Of Swing" tribute night - he was asked a question so loaded it almost groaned under its own weight. Read Full Story
I could of led Brazil to the World Cup, in fact my shoe could of done it. It shows that it was Brazil and not Scolari.
But Scolari did well with Portugal aswel, he's a top manager just Abramovich must be a nightmare to work with!
Scolari is a good manager, it's the team that has to work with him , because it will take both sides to make this happen.
Based on what evidence? He won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002. He then took Portugal to the European Championship Final in 2004 and World Cup Semi Final in 2006. He IS widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world, despite what a billionaire with no professional grounding in football thinks...