GIANLUCA VIALLI thinks Chelsea were wrong to sack manager Jose Mourinho and replace him with Guus Hiddink
Gianluca Vialli says Chelsea were wrong to sack Jose Mourinho
Mourinho was let go by the club in December following a poor run of nine defeats in 16 league games.
However, former player and boss Vialli thinks it was the wrong call by Roman Abramovic and more faith should have been put in the Portuguese to turn things around.
"I don't think I would have changed the manager," he told website Goal.
Antonio Conte is the Blues new boss and he has reportedly already lined up a number of summer transfer targets to turn the club's fortunes around.
Miralem Pjanic, Radja Nainggolan and Antonio Rudiger have all been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge and Vialli hopes the new boss can turn
over a new leaf.
over a new leaf.
"It is always difficult and now they definitely need someone to turn over a new leaf and start another successful Chelsea era," he added