Chesea used to make an easy dinner out of trips to places like Norwich. They would travel, feast, fill themselves up and return to London with 3 points in the bag. What was once an easy task has now become a stressful endeavour. Chelsea travel to grounds like Carrow Road hoping for 3 points rather than expecting them.

The old saying hard work never goes unrewarded is perfectly embodied in Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Not only has he won multiple titles with United, but he is now the most successful manager in English football history since taking over United in November 1986.

It in light of this that the Glazer family are in talks with Ferguson and plan to reward him with a new contract that will make him the best paid manager in the English Premier League.

Chelsea's rogue owner, Roman Abramovich, has historically shown no mercy to his managers when results don't meet his satisfaction. Names like Avram Grant, Luis Felipe Scolari and even the self... Read more »

Chelsea's rogue owner, Roman Abramovich, has historically shown no mercy to his managers when results don't meet his satisfaction. Names like Avram Grant, Luis Felipe Scolari and even the self proclaimed special one, Jose Mourinho have all fell prey to the wrath of the ambitious owner. With hard losses to Arsenal, Liverpool, and Bayern Leverkusen, [.

"I don't agree [that I need help.] I don't solve problems on my own; I solve problems with my group of people and my group of players.
Says Andre Villas-Boas, who apparently is already under pressure in his role as Chelsea manager.
True, they face a fight to stay in the Champions League and the premier league odds have drifted to 14/1, but it is still a ludicrous suggestion, but one that is symptomatic of the Abramovich era at Stamford Bridge.

I think we all agree that the Chelsea job isn't exactly a bed of roses based on the levels of expectation put on you as manager. You would imagine that only the most confident, determined and focused managers would even entertain the idea of taking the hot seat here and a task of taking the club out of the shadows of the Jose Mourinho era at the club.

After Chelsea sacked manager Carlo Ancelotti for failing to bring the Champions League back to London, new gaffer Andre Villas-Boas has a huge task on his hands before he even starts his new job.

He needs to find a successful approach in Europe in order to satisfy Blues owner Roman Abramovich, who craves European domination.

With all the relentless speculation surrounding our manager to come to a conclusion next week as Ancelotti meets the Chelsea board, the name of Guus Hiddink is still being linked with a return to the club. As we all know, Hiddink came into the club at a difficult time after the sacking of Luis Felipe Scolari and was fantastic.

Palmeiras must perform in the Paulistão or it could be goodbye to Luis Felipe Scolari

São Paulo's state Championship The Campeonato Paulista kicks off on 15th January. Big name clubs Santos, Corinthians, São Paulo and Palmeiras will once again take to the field to do battle in a competition that has been running since 1901.