Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez has seen many ups and downs during his short tenure with The Blues, and despite his descent performance during this short spell, he could never be a popular manager among fans ever since he took over the charge from Roberto Di Matteo in November 2012. It is now confirmed that he will be discharged from his managerial duties after this season, hence he has started his hunt for another job with an EPL club probably. Though, he has kept open all the options, but England will be his first priority. Some of his noticeable achievements for Blues include Europa League final in Amsterdam against Benfica and second one is qualifying Chelsea for the Championship league by finishing on the top four at EPL defeating Aston Villa by 2-1 on Saturday. Normally, a manager with this kind of record doesn’t have to go all of a sudden, but he faced wide criticism over his failure in the EPL and more especially for his bold statements in the media which never let him become a popular manager among fans. Since he was appointed on interim basis, he had to go, but nobody had expected in such a way. Notably, he has won the manager of the month award for April and has also done some brilliant work at his previous clubs, hence finding a suitable placement should not be a concerned for him.
The face who is expected to take his place is fifty-year-old Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho who has also worked with Chelsea back from 2004 to 2007, though these are just rumors running in the media and nothing has been officially confirmed either by the cub or Mourinho. Talking about his new hunt for a respectable place in England, he said, “The Premier League is a fantastic league. My family still live in England, so it would be easier. If not, I will go abroad. There are two options for the future: to get a project, two or three years to build a team like at Liverpool; or maybe a top side with money, where you can buy some players and challenge for trophies from the beginning.”
He further added about Chelsea’s Championship qualification that “I am really proud, not just for me but for my staff and everyone involved because we have been working very hard from the beginning and you know that it was not the perfect environment. I remember in England some managers, with hostility in the stands, they couldn’t cope with this situation.”
