"Big Phil" Scolari
'Big Phil' Takes over on 1st July 2008
"Big Phil" Scolari
By Since 66 June 12 2008
The appointment of 'Big Phil' Scolari didn't come as to much of a surprise. What was a surprise was the timing of the announcement made by Chelsea Football Club during Wednesday afternoon not long after Portugal had beaten the Czech Republic 3-1 in the Euro's. Chelsea's statement reads:
"Big Phil" Scolari
The appointment of 'Big Phil' Scolari didn't come as to much of a surprise. What was a surprise was the timing of the announcement made by Chelsea Football Club during Wednesday afternoon not long after Portugal had beaten the Czech Republic 3-1 in the Euro's. Chelsea's statement reads:
"Chelsea Football Club is delighted to confirm that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be the club's new manager from July 1, 2008.
"Felipe has great qualities. He is one of the world's top coaches with a record of success at country and club level, he gets the best out of a talented squad of players and his ambitions and expectations match ours. He was the outstanding choice.
"Out of respect for his current role as Head Coach of the Portuguese national team, and to ensure minimum disruption to this work, there will be no further comment from Chelsea FC nor from Felipe about his new role until his employment with us commences."
If you remember, Scolari said at the beginning of the Euro's that he didn't want to talk about his future/Chelsea until Portugal had finished with the Euros, then out of the blue he announced that he wouldn't be renewing his national contract 'because he didn't like the future plans of the national team.' To me that remark blew the door firmly wide open for a Chelsea approach.
As an International manager Scolari is one of the best. He won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, two years ago he coached Portugal to the semi-finals of the World Cup and Portugal look an outstanding team in Euro 2008 and already qualified for the quarter-finals after only two games.
Scolari's management career started back in 1982 in his home country when he took charge of Brazilian second division side, Centro Sportivo Alagoano.
Other clubs sides followed until 1990 when he took charge of the Kuwaiti National side and then in 1991 he took Circiuma to Brazilian Cup success.
Scolari went back to Saudi Arabia to coach Al-Ahli until 1993 when he returned to Gremio and won the Copa Libertadores.
Japan beckoned for the 59 year old Brazilian and he managed Jubilo Iwata in the J-League and won the Championship. In 1999 he won the continental title again with his homeland club, Palmeiras.
In 2000 he moved to Cruzeiro and then took up the Brazilian job in 2001.
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Re: 'Big Phil' Takes over on 1st July 2008
Posted by: dixon9 (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:06:12:15:09:04
Excellent appointment!
From my point of view the positives are his experience at the very highest level, the total respect he will receive from the squad (and wont suffer fools), and of course, he will be a magnet for class players to come to Chelsea (as if we dont have enough pull already!).
Negatives? Can only think of one - hes a bit of a loose cannon - could the English media provoke him into doing something extreme? Then again, one of the things I enjoyed about Mourinho was him sticking it to the media and rival managers (who all hate us anyway!).
There were some reactions from other Chelsea fans which I pretty much agree with:
"Let's face it we couldn't have done any better. Probably the one bloke who is capable of wresting the cult of personality away from Mourinho and allowing the club to move on. Also proves what an excellent interim coach Grant was - he basically smoothed over the transition from one dominant personality to another with zero damage and protected Scolari from the immediate onus of being compared directly with Jose. whether by luck or by judgement the club has really beenm proved a lot smarter than people gave it credit for."
"Can I just say...Although it was pretty obvious towards the end (hence the announcement imo, to kill disruptive speculation in the Portugal/Chelsea squads) the club for once did an excellent job of keeping it's intentions completely under wraps.
No briefings, no leaks, no photos of illicit meetings, incorrectly cc'd faxes, clumbsy bullish approaches getting peoples backs up - just a quiet process arriving at a conclusion.
Kudos."
"The best thing about Scolari IMO is that he won't
put up with any 5H1T from the board. What has been going on since the signing of Shevchenko can't be allowed to continue IMO and there's no man better than him to put people in their place."
"You know your club has arrived when...Italian telly interrupts its coverage of the European championships to announnce that Chelsea have apppointed Scolari... Yeah, I know it's silly, but I still remember chucking coins in buckets to Save The Bridge."
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“It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it" P Kenyon.
From my point of view the positives are his experience at the very highest level, the total respect he will receive from the squad (and wont suffer fools), and of course, he will be a magnet for class players to come to Chelsea (as if we dont have enough pull already!).
Negatives? Can only think of one - hes a bit of a loose cannon - could the English media provoke him into doing something extreme? Then again, one of the things I enjoyed about Mourinho was him sticking it to the media and rival managers (who all hate us anyway!).
There were some reactions from other Chelsea fans which I pretty much agree with:
"Let's face it we couldn't have done any better. Probably the one bloke who is capable of wresting the cult of personality away from Mourinho and allowing the club to move on. Also proves what an excellent interim coach Grant was - he basically smoothed over the transition from one dominant personality to another with zero damage and protected Scolari from the immediate onus of being compared directly with Jose. whether by luck or by judgement the club has really beenm proved a lot smarter than people gave it credit for."
"Can I just say...Although it was pretty obvious towards the end (hence the announcement imo, to kill disruptive speculation in the Portugal/Chelsea squads) the club for once did an excellent job of keeping it's intentions completely under wraps.
No briefings, no leaks, no photos of illicit meetings, incorrectly cc'd faxes, clumbsy bullish approaches getting peoples backs up - just a quiet process arriving at a conclusion.
Kudos."
"The best thing about Scolari IMO is that he won't
put up with any 5H1T from the board. What has been going on since the signing of Shevchenko can't be allowed to continue IMO and there's no man better than him to put people in their place."
"You know your club has arrived when...Italian telly interrupts its coverage of the European championships to announnce that Chelsea have apppointed Scolari... Yeah, I know it's silly, but I still remember chucking coins in buckets to Save The Bridge."
.
“It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it" P Kenyon.
Re: 'Big Phil' Takes over on 1st July 2008
Posted by: Since 66 (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:06:12:15:21:50
and so did the BBC during the evening game mention the appointment so I have been told!
COME ON CHELSEA
JT LEGEND
COME ON CHELSEA
JT LEGEND
Re: 'Big Phil' Takes over on 1st July 2008
Posted by: dixon9 (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:06:12:15:35:25
How about this for an opening paragraph?!
Luiz Felipe Scolari will fill Special One Jose Mourinho's shoes as new Chelsea manager
By Henry Winter
Luiz Felipe Scolari, the man Chelsea believe will drive them to a bright new future, last night stood outside the Portugal team bus that bore the motto: "This coach is driven by the will to win." Chelsea have just appointed a manager of Jose Mourinho's ambition in Gene Hackman's body.
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“It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it" P Kenyon.
Luiz Felipe Scolari will fill Special One Jose Mourinho's shoes as new Chelsea manager
By Henry Winter
Luiz Felipe Scolari, the man Chelsea believe will drive them to a bright new future, last night stood outside the Portugal team bus that bore the motto: "This coach is driven by the will to win." Chelsea have just appointed a manager of Jose Mourinho's ambition in Gene Hackman's body.
.
“It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it" P Kenyon.
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