This Chelsea team is ‘still fragile’, says Holland

Another post-Jose Mourinho era began at Chelsea with the players enraging some of their own fans inside Stamford Bridge.

His side had won only four out of 16 league matches, losing nine and drawing three, before the ax finally fell.

Chelsea, just last Thursday fired their manager, Jose Mourinho following his persistent poor results in the league, which left the board of the team with no option but to relieve him of his duty.

“He was up to his antics right from the start of the season and he was pushing his luck”, Fletcher said. Many booed again when he was substituted, as they did when midfielder Cesc Fabregas was taken off. “If we keep putting in performances like that, the fans will be happy and they’ll be going home with smiles on their faces”.

Tellingly, the two players who addressed Sky Sports’ cameras after the match were none other than club captain John Terry and club vice-captain Branislav Ivanovic.

“Where were you when you were (expletive)?”

As Chelsea players await the appointment of new manger, it is now up to the players to prove the Portuguese wrong or right, as the results from their next matches will tell.

Dylan Martinez/REUTERS Diego Costa gets an earful for an angry fanbase as he comes off during Saturday’s game. They are used to setbacks in recent weeks so we wobbled a bit in the second half.

Hiddink will take over as caretaker manager on Monday and having sat through this uncomfortable and somewhat chilling afternoon of football and felt the annoyance of Chelsea fans, the veteran Dutchman will now appreciate how big a task they have taken on.

The two-time Chelsea boss branded Carneiro “naive” for rushing onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard in the dying stages of the 2-2 home draw with Swansea on August 8.

“Because of his love of football, you will see Jose at football grounds working and supporting friends”.

“It’s not what you want to do, but you have to react and for a time we were a little better, but then we did the most stupid thing of all which was to give them a penalty”.

In his programme notes yesterday, Terry said there were “rumours” about player power at the club but added: “I want to make it clear that is not the case”.

As interim manager at Chelsea in 2009, he maintained his position of head coach with the Russian team, thereby becoming the highest paid coach.

He ensured they looked forward to a positive 2010 season with champions League qualification, even as he left the club with tears in the eyes of the players.

Manchester United were booed off at halftime and full time at Old Trafford where they trailed to goals from Norwich’s Cameron Jerome and Alex Tettey before Anthony Martial replied for the misfiring Reds.

Experience is the main reason why Chelsea FC turned to Hiddink in their time of need, as is his overall success as a soccer manager.