Premier League 
/ Joe Dyer / 04 March 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Former manager and current first-team coach
"Villas Boas arrived in the summer having won the Portuguese league, League Cup and Europa League with Porto last season, the Portuguese club receiving £13.3m in compensation."
Young manager is given his marching orders after poor run of games. Di Matteo takes the helm until the close season
Chelsea are once again searching for a new manager following today's sacking of Andre Villas Boas after less than a year in charge at Stamford Bridge.
The 34-year-old was relieved of his duties following a poor run of form in all competitions that culminated in a 1-0 defeat at West Brom on Saturday.
Roberto Di Matteo, a former Chelsea player and current assistant to Villas Boas, will take over as first team coach until the end of the season.
Villas Boas arrived in the summer having won the Portuguese league, League Cup and Europa League with Porto last season, the Portuguese club receiving £13.3m in compensation.
But the 34-year-old was unable to revive the Blues.
Premier League champions as recently as 2010-11, Chelsea have suffered a turbulent season with reports of dressing room unrest and faltering form from a number of players, most notably £50m signing Fernando Torres who has scored just two league goals.
Chelsea are [2.62] to finish in the top four, having been backed at [1.06] earlier in the season.
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