Trouble At The Bridge - Good News For Newcastle
Last updated : 22 March 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor
A good time to play the Blues? Is there EVER a good time to play them?
But the club is set for major changes, and that only be good news and the rest of the Premiership. Can we split the top four - Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal? Obviously not this season, but it's nice to hear alarm bells at the Bridge.
Chelsea have reportedly lined up Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard to replace Jose Mourinho in the summer.
The former Holland coach has moved to the top of the Stamford Bridge shortlist to come in if Jose Mourinho is sacked at the end of the season.
Mourinho's relationship with owner Roman Abramovich has deteriorated over the season, and it is expected that the Russian billionaire will sack the Portuguese coach.
Such is the discord between the pair, Abramovich has reportedly considered sacking Mourinho before the end of this season, despite Chelsea still being involved in the Premiership title race, the FA Cup and the Champions League, having already won the Carling Cup.
According to the Independent, Rijkaard has been targeted by Abramovich to bring the kind of attacking football that Barcelona have produced over the past few seasons to the Premiership.
Mourinho claimed before Chelsea's Champions League clash with Porto earlier in the season that he would not care if he was sacked, saying that he would walk away a millionaire and would find work almost immediately.