Andre Villas-Boas
The young Portuguese manager was a former Mourinho protege and became the most expensive manager in history when Abramovich forked out £13.3m to FC Porto to secure his services.
Yet doubts remained over AVB’s credentials with the Europa League winner being the same age as senior players Drogba and Lampard.
A solid start to the Premier League followed by a 1-3 home defeat to Aston Villa in December signaled the beginning of the end for the then 34-year-old.
Chelsea lost 3-1 to Napoli in the first-leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League and a 1-0 defeat to West Brom in the league was AVB’s last game before being sacked.
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