Chelsea sack Scolari

The managerial merry-go-round is spinning at top speed in the Premiership this season.

More managers are falling off than getting back on at the moment and the latest to fall is Chelsea's Phil Scolari.

But I think the sacking of Scolari is very harsh. Yesterday I said I was not surprised at all by Adams' dismissal (I'm more surprised that he is surprised), but today I am shocked by the news that Scolari has been given the boot.

The man has had half a season to make some progress and he has under-achieved with Chelsea. But why is this? Has he had time to bring in his own players? No. Has he been given the funds? No. And has he been given time to adapt to management in the Premiership? Again, no.

Chelsea should be giving Scolari, a manager with a fantastic track record, until Christmas 2009, by which time he will have had a summer to bring in his own players and to get the players used to his tactics and to adapt those tactics to the Premiership.

Chelsea will now bring in another manager who will be under instant pressure to deliver within months of his appointment. They are back to square one.