Today, with Chelsea pulling out a 1-0 win over Stoke City, Roberto Di Matteo, the interim manager for Roman Abrhamovich, has strengthened his case for the head managerial job. Last Sunday, 34 year old Portugese manager Andre Villas-Boas was fired, with Chelsea in 5th place. They are still in 5th place, only trailing Arsenal on goal difference. This was Di Matteo's first home game as interim manager, following a 2-0 win over Championship side Birmingham. This week, Chelsea play host to SSC Napoli in the Champions League. They are down 3-1 on aggregate, and only a miracle will propel them into the Round of 16.
Di Matteo didn't start Juan Mata, who has racked up 5 goals and 9 assists for the West Londoners this campaing, because he thought it would be a physical game, with goes against the finesse filled Juan Mata's game. "We are gaining confidence and belief," he said in a postmatch interview, "and that is we need to go forward."
Among the names of replacements for Villas-Boas are Jose Mourhino, Rafa Benetiz, and even the successful Pep Guardiola, even though that is very unlikely. The next couple of weeks and months will be carzy ones.
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