The Brazilian, however, never seemed at home at Stamford Bridge and his struggles coincided with an apparent cooling of interest from Abramovich, who failed to spend the money the fans had hoped for to strengthen the team.
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Chelsea remain very much in the hunt for the Champions League, where they face Ranieri's Juventus in the last 16, and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals looks likely after this week's home game against Watford.
But in the last few months their aura, along with their long home unbeaten record, has disappeared. Chelsea were playing dull football, the fans were tearing their hair out and Scolari was not exactly a bundle of dynamism.
Being held to a goalless home draw by Hull City at the weekend proved the final straw.
Scolari, was sacked on Monday after seven months as the impatience, some might call it breathtaking arrogance, of the modern game's big clubs returned to the spotlight.
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