Who wants the job in hell?

Former Chelsea manager, Phil Scolari believes the Blues' next manager will face hell at Stamford Bridge, much like he did during his short tenure at the club.

Scolari, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 2002, was unceremoniously sacked after a string of bad results in 2009. And now with Andre Villas-Boas (AVB) becoming the latest victim in Roman Abramovich' favourite past time of changing managers, Scolari believes the next person to take up the hot seat at Chelsea is in for a 'helluva' a time.

Well, I don't think AVB will be describing his time at Chelsea any differently.

Another former Chelsea player, Gianluca Vialli, has questioned the wisdom in appointing Roberto Di Matteo as the Blues' interim manager until the end of the season. Like I pointed out in my previous blog posting, Vialli thinks its odd that Chelsea are looking to AVB's deputy to straighten things out despite the fact that he was part of the coaching staff that oversaw Chelsea's decline.

Some other reports suggest that Di Matteo's appointment could have an adverse effect as he's disliked even more than AVB was by the players.

I'm sure Abramovich and the Stamford Bridge hierarchy realise that Di Matteo may not be the man to turn things around and unless they bring in someone else, they may end up with the unenviable record of sacking two managers in a season.

Of course, there is the possibility that the man they want isn't currently available. It's hard to imagine either Jose Mourinho or Pep Guardiola leaving their respective jobs at Real Madrid and Barcelona mid-season to tackle an endless array of problems at Stamford Bridge. And Chelsea's saviour in the past, Guus Hiddink, currently has commitments at Russian side, FC Anzhi.

So that leaves very few candidates that would meet Abramovich' standards. Rafa Benitez and Fabio Capello are two adequate managers available who could salvage something for Chelsea this season but it remains to be seen if the Blues will consider hiring either one.

No matter what decision is made by the club, one thing is clear at the moment: Di Matteo is not the answer to their problems.