Luiz Felipe Scolari

I mean, I...

Yeah, Scolari, remember, he sat down.

The late 90s, early 2000s teams.

I mean, for me, that was just the best.

04 is notable because Scolari said this isn't working and Fernando Cotto was benched, Vitor Bahia was benched.

Yes.

Rui Costa was benched.

He meant KOTU.

Yeah, they need to have faith in that type of manager because that's proven.

Again, Scolari.

Not Scolari, Scoloni.

Argentina.

Again, it's international.

Look at what happened to Southampton.

I mean, look at what happened to Tottenham g- we're going back under the, the Scolari days.

You know, so football, the football pyramid has been littered with- Uh, inconsistencies in the punishments meted out to clubs due to financial irregularities.

There is no consistency.

And I think it's an opportunity again, to hopefully get back to the way we used to play and the way that the internet, the rest of the international teams used to look at us, especially in the attack.

You know, you referencing Scolari reminds me of something that I said when Jorge Azuz was hired, and I think I tweeted this out as well, which is Jorge Azuz is the first true tactician that the Portuguese national team has had, in my opinion, since Scolari.

And a real bona fide head coach.

And I say that having a ton of respect for Paulo Bento.

I think it was patellar tendonitis.

So there were a lot of things that went wrong with him.

But Scolari and JJ, to me, they're just cut from a different cloth.

And, you know, it's funny that you say that Scolari, you mentioned that Scolari is not Portuguese because he isn't.

And this is a bit of a theme, I think, in world football.

You know, if you look at the managers who have had success, Scolari for Argentina, and it's actually like managers who have just worked wonders with a team.

Yeah, that's why a lot of people were calling for Lee Carsley to get the England job.

It was that sort of vibe, wasn't it? It's the same situation.

So even if you do get sacked after a year or 18 months, your CV isn't damaged for it, it's enhanced.

And that's why you could go and get a Scolari, Ancelotti, Conte, Tuchel, whoever you wanted, they'd come to Chelsea.

We're not that anymore.

And honestly, I genuinely believe Xabi Alonso.

But...

If you remember post Jose, they had a few stinkers in there, right? Scolari, Avram Grant.

And Chelsea were still competitive.

And I think, in my opinion, a lot of that was down to the mentality that Jose had instilled in him.