Harsh?

Well, AVB is here and everyone’s forgotten about the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.

Carlo, as we all know, was sacked after a trophy-less season with Chelsea. This was succeeded right after he became the 1^st Chelsea manager in our 106 year history to win the double. Seemingly ‘Unstoppable’ Chelsea were torn apart by smaller teams last season, and eventually, Chelsea ended the season without a trophy. King Carlo wasn’t ‘more than special’ anymore. And in due course, Carlo was sacked.

Was his sacking harsh?

On one hand, one may find the sacking of a ‘double winning’ manager after a single trophy-less season unjust.

We all know Carlo’s reluctance at trying out our youngsters. One such instance was when Carlo played Paulo Ferreira at Centre Back instead of Bruma in the 3-0 home loss to Sunderland. It back fired. Likewise, there were many other instances where he could’ve put more faith in our youngsters.

Also, let us not forget that he spent close to 100 million pounds in his 2 seasons here. A manager who has spent that much money and couldn’t deliver a single trophy probably deserved the pink slip.

While on the other hand, a manager who

‘#wonthedouble’;

lost Wilko mid way;

wasn’t given the appropriate replacements for Ballack, Carvalho, Belletti, Deco among others;

was forced to play his 50 million signing who never adjusted well;

probably deserved another chance.

Was the sacking harsh?

An owner who’s spent HUGE amount of money has every right to demand trophies. Carlo failed.

You don’t get a 2^nd chance when there’s 100 million involved. Carlo learnt the fact in an unkind way.