In 2003, Claudio Ranieri lost his job as manager of Chelsea after his gamble in the UEFA Champions League semi final against Monaco backfired and cost Roman Abramovich’s newly assembled squad a place in the final. With the Blues a goal to the good away from home in the first leg, Ranieri adopted an ultra attacking formation in an attempt to kill the game when the hosts were reduced to 10 men, a move which came back to haunt him [...]