Summary
ASLIP of a foot, the width of a post. For one man it means the cementing of his place as a legend of the game. For the other it has brought the sack. The fates of the two managers after that Champions League penalty drama in Moscow could hardly contrast more vividly as an indication of how meagre now are the margins between winning and losing at the highest level, how high and painful the price to be paid for failure.
While Sir Alex Ferguson enjoys the luxury he has earned of discussing how and when he will depart Manchester United, Avram Grant contemplates life as yet another managerial casualty after his Chelsea contract was terminated last night. Such is the Stamford Bridge way these days. Like Claudio Ranieri and Jose Mourinho before him, you get nowt but your P45 for finishing second, no matter how brave it might have been, no matter how good, even great, the opposition.See the full content of this document
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Now Chelsea Need a Cause to Unite Them
And so will begin the speculation as to who might next sit in the hot seat. Life at Chelsea may be nasty, brutish and short but there will be no shortage of takers. Not when you have money to spend and get paid up handsomely if...
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