The striker of Sunderland, Louis Saha, has said that he is pretty surprised by the fact that the owners of Chelsea decided to terminate Roberto De Matteo, the manager of the club.
After Chelsea’s defeat to Juventus in the Champions League match played couple of days back, De Matteo was terminated from his post. The fans of Chelsea and the players of other clubs are pretty surprised with the decision of the owners of Chelsea.
In the last season, Chelsea had won the Champions League under the guidance of De Matteo.
The Blues were off to a terrific start in this season as well, but, all of a sudden, their performance deteriorated in the last few matches. But, no one would have expected that De Matteo would be sacked.
Talking to the reporters ahead of Sunderland’s Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion, Saha said, “I am pretty surprised on the termination of Roberto De Matteo. He was a very successful manager for Chelsea and he deserved to be a given a bit more time before being terminated. It was a horrible decision by the owners of Chelsea.”
“You look at the record of Roberto De Matteo as the manager of Chelsea. It’s incredible. The manager who did so much for the team should have been treated a bit better than this.”
Not only Saha, some other players have also criticized this bizarre decision of the owners of Chelsea. The defender of Manchester United, Rio Ferdinand said, “What Chelsea has done is an absolute craziness. I just can’t believe it. How can you sack a manager who has won the Champions League for you a few months back? It is clearly not a sensible decision.”
After De Matteo’s termination, Rafa Benitez has been appointed as the manager of Chelsea for the ongoing season.