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Chelsea has enjoyed the most successful period in its history since acquiring Roman Abramovich, but that hasn’t stopped the Blues from regularly changing and cutting coaches during that period.
Since 2003, Chelsea have had 12 permanent coaches and have earned a reputation for being impatient. Current boss Frank Lampard was hired with his sights set on a longer-term project, but is under pressure following his side’s 3-1 loss to Manchester City on Sunday.
We’ve compared the Premier League points-per-game record of each permanent manager for taking over Chelsea with Abramovich, ranking them from worst to best.
12. Frank Lampard
Games: 55
Win rate: 49%
Points Per Game (PPI): 1.67
11. Andre Villas-Boas
Games: 27
Win rate: 48%
PPG: 1.70
10. Claudio Ranieri
Games: 146
Win rate: 52%
PPG: 1.82
9. Roberto Di Matteo
Games: 23
Win rate: 52%
PPG: 1.83
8. Maurizio Sarri
Games: 38
Win rate: 55%
PPG: 1.89
7. Guus Hiddink
Games: 34
Win rate: 53%
PPG: 1.94
6. Luis Felipe Scolari
Games: 23
% Win: 56
PPG: 1.96
5. Rafael Benitez
Games: 26
Win rate: 58%
PPG: 1.96
4. Carlo Ancelotti
Games: 76
Win rate: 63%
PPG: 2.07
3. Antonio Conte
Games: 76
Win rate: 67%
PPG: 2.14
2. José Mourinho
Games: 212
Win rate: 66%
PPG: 2.19
1. Avram Grant
Games: 32
Win rate: 69%
PPG: 2.31
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