Working for Roman Abramovich will be “hell” for the next Chelsea manager, according to former Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Abramovich is looking for his eighth permanent manager since 2003 after sacking Andre Villas-Boas on Sunday.
“It will be hell for whoever succeeds him,” said Scolari, who spent seven months at Chelsea in 2008-09. “The sacking is strange – although it’s not so strange to me because of what I went through there.”
Scolari, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2008.
In September of the previous year, Jose Mourinho, winner of successive Premier League titles with the Blues, had left Stamford Bridge to be replaced by Avram Grant, who was sacked despite taking Chelsea to the Champions League final.
Brazilian Scolari was then removed after only 36 games in charge, with Chelsea lying fourth in the Premier League.
At the time of his departure, there were suggestions some players were not happy with his management style – problems Villas-Boas has also reportedly encountered.
“Some things are known, like the relations with the owner, who has the relationship with some players before the coach,” added Scolari.