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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has backed new Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez as the ideal person to get the best out of misfiring striker Fernando Torres.Benitez, who brought fellow Spaniard Torres to Liverpool from Atletico Madrid in 2007, replaced Roberto Di Matteo at the Premier League club on Wednesday following the Italian's sudden dismissal.Since joining Chelsea in January...
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Benitez in his own words (sort of) as new Chelsea manager makes a good first impressionRafa Benitez has a tough new job, a trigger-happy owner to please and a game against the unbeaten Premier League champions to kick off his Chelsea career.But it's not all doom and gloom for the former Liverpool manager as he's been given the Darren Farley treatment.Farley is known as 'the voice of football' for his...
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challenge in the balance. The 31-year-old's first Liverpool goal in 19 months appeared to have secured the victory over Young Boys to ensure progress to the knockout stages fromBenitez, 52, was appointed as interim manager on Wednesday following the sacking ofBenitez, 52, was appointed as interim manager on Wednesday following the sacking ofinterim manager until the end of the season on Wednesday ...
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European champions Chelsea would have been better served putting former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp in charge rather than Rafael Benitez, according to former Stamford Bridge great Alan Hudson. Spaniard Benitez, 52, was appointed as interim manager on Wednesday following the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo six months after the Italian led the London club to their first Champions League title."I...
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Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has backed new Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez as the ideal person to get the best out of misfiring striker Fernando Torres.Benitez, who brought fellow Spaniard Torres to Liverpool from Atletico Madrid in 2007, replaced Roberto Di Matteo at the Premier League club on Wednesday following the Italian's sudden dismissal.Since joining Chelsea in January 2011 for a fee of £50...
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London, Nov 22 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - If Rafa Benitez can get Fernando Torres playing for Chelsea as he did under his fellow Spaniard for Liverpool then Roman Abramovich's latest throw of the managerial dice will look like a double six.Benitez was appointed on Wednesday until the end of the season with his immediate task being to shore up a porous defence that has contributed to a run of only two...
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Rafa's tough love fired up Torres at Liverpool but can even he galvanise the £50m Chelsea flop?The idea is simple. Having watched three managers fail during the course of two years to make Fernando Torres look a £50million striker, Roman Abramovich has appointed the man who made the Spaniard the most devastating forward in the world.Where Carlo Ancelotti, Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo failed,...
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Rafa 1 Roman 0: Benitez forces Abramovich to bring in Zenden as his No 2 but there could be row brewing with Cech over coachRafa Benitez has struck an early blow in his dealings with Roman Abramovich afterChelsea's ruthless owner bowed to the Spaniard's demands and allowed him to bring inBenitez, who is being unveiled at a 5.30pm press conference, has been appointed interim manager in the wake of Roberto...
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players on Thursday as he attempts to swiftly revive the club's flagging fortunes.hot-seat on Wednesday night on an interim deal until the end of the season, just hoursplayers for the first time on Thursday after being appointed interim manager. The 52-year-old former, according to the Dutchman's father and agent. Benitez was named interim boss until the end of the season last night and has now begun...
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appointed Sanjay Sarma, an Indo-American Mechanical Engineering professor and IIT alumni as its first digital learning director. The appointment was announced by the president of MIT. The new director will work as synthesizer and convener.The Daniel Fort Flowers and Fred Fort Flowers Mechanical Engineering Professor along with faculty members, students and staff of the Institute will work in integrating...
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Rafael Benitez will be presented as Chelsea interim manager at 17:30 GMT on Thursday after replacing sacked Roberto Di Matteo.The 52-year-old former Liverpool boss travelled back from Abu Dhabi to his Merseyside home on Wednesday.The Spaniard has signed a deal until the end of the season, but it is understood the contract includes an option for a further year.Rafael Benitez must not only satisfy the...
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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has appointed former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as Blues' interim manager for the remaining season after Roberto Di Matteo was sacked on Wednesday following Champions League hammering at the hands of Juventus.The Spaniard will start working at Chelsea on Thursday after being installed as the short-term successor to Di Matteo in perhaps the most remarkable appointment...
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(Reuters) - European champions Chelsea would have been better served putting former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp in charge rather than Rafael Benitez, according to former Stamford Bridge great Alan Hudson.Spaniard Benitez, 52, was appointed as interim manager on Wednesday following the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo six months after the Italian led the London club to their first Champions...
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owner Roman Abramovich has appointed former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as Blues interim manager for the remaining season after Roberto Di Matteo was sacked on Wednesday following Champions League hammering at the hands of Juventus....
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Rafael Benitez has been confirmed as Chelsea`s new manager, after the club sacked Roberto Di Matteo in the aftermath of Tuesday`s 3-0 Champions League defeat to Juventus.The 52-year-old takes charge of the European champions on an interim basis until the end of the current campaign after spending almost two years out of work following his dismissal at Inter.A statement on the club`s official website...
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22(ANI): Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has appointed former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as Blues' interim manager for the remaining season after Roberto Di Matteo was sacked on Wednesday following Champions League hammering at the hands of Juventus.The Spaniard will start working at Chelsea on Thursday after being installed as the short-term successor to Di Matteo in perhaps the most remarkable...
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has expressed his gratitude toward the owners of the club for the patience they have shown toward him.Champions League winners Chelsea sit a good eight places above Liverpool in the Premier League table, but it was Roberto Di Matteo who was shown the exit by Blues owner Roman Abravmoich after the team slumped to a 3-0 defeat against Juventus recently.Speaking to the...
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Roberto Di Matteo on Wednesday, we present a list of Chelsea managers and the trophies won since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the Premier League club in 2003.Chelsea became title contenders under Ranieri's reign. He also helped the Blues seal a Champions League berth for the 2002-03 season.When Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, rumours were rife that he was looking for a new coach to...
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Roberto Di Matteo has insisted it was "an honour" to have managed Chelsea, following his sacking on Wednesday morning.The Italian was shown the door by Roman Abramovich just hours after the Blues were beaten 3-0 by Juventus to leave their Champions League hopes hanging by a thread.Rafael Benitez has been hired as the 42-year-old`s replacement, while the former midfielder has hailed last season`s European...
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won Abramovich the Champions League but was repeatedly told to play Torres: The real story behind Di Matteo's brutal sackingWhen Roberto Di Matteo named his team at Turin’s luxurious Golden Palace Hotel on Tuesday lunchtime, it was a final act of defiance.Fernando Torres paid for his pitiful performance at West Bromwich on Saturday and Di Matteo knew the evening would end in yet another change in ...
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"Chelsea Football Club can confirm Rafael Benitez has been appointed interim first-team manager until the end of the season," said a club statement. (AFP Photo)had been appointed their interim first team-manager until the end of the season after the European champions sackedDi Matteo was fired after Tuesday's 3-0 defeat by Juventus in Turin left Chelsea facing elimination at the group stage of the,...
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Chelsea have hired Rafa Benitez as interim manager until the end of the season, only hours after firing Roberto Di Matteo following the club's dip in form in the Premier League and Champions League title defense.The 52-year-old Benitez becomes the ninth manager under Chelsea's Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, who displayed his trademark ruthlessness by sacking Di Matteo only six months after the Italian...
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Sacking Di Matteo is just another day at the office at Chelsea, shrugs old boss AVBTottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has described yet another sacking at Stamford Bridge as ‘another day at the office’ for any Chelsea boss working under Roman Abramovich.Villas-Boas, who lasted for five days fewer than Roberto Di Matteo in charge of the club before he too was sacked by the trigger-happy billionaire...
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Rafa returns! Chelsea appoint Benitez as Di Matteo's replacement but Roman could face fan backlash over former Liverpool bossRafa Benitez has been appointed as the new manager of Chelsea until the end of the season, replacing Roberto Di Matteo who was ruthlessly sacked earlier in the day.The decision – unpopular among many Chelsea diehards – means Roman Abramovich has his ninth manager in nine years...
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SACKED! Di Matteo pays price for Chelsea's disastrous run of results after being in charge for just six monthsRoman Abramovich fired Roberto Di Matteo this morning after an 'unacceptable' run of results.The Chelsea owner, furious with the club's disastrous Champions League campaign, sacked him this morning just hours after their 3-0 defeat at Juventus and training was cancelled for the day.Di Matteo...
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Andre Villas-Boas thinks managerial changes are so frequent at Chelsea that he described Roberto Di Matteo's sacking as "just another day at the office" for the club.Di Matteo was sacked as Chelsea boss in the early hours of Wednesday morning after defeat at Juventus saw the European champions slip closer to an early exit from the Champions League.Roman Abramovich has now fired seven managers since...
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completed arguably his most controversial day yet at Chelsea after appointing Rafael Benitez to succeed Roberto Di Matteo as manager.The Russian handed the former Liverpool boss a contract until the end of the season, having seemingly been unable to woo Pep Guardiola, the man said to be his number one target.Announcing that Benitez was an "interim" rather than permanent appointment, Chelsea said in...
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