Former Chelsea striker Tore Andre Flo was disappointed by the sacking of Roberto di Matteo.
Flo is a cult hero amongst Chelsea fans after a successful four-year spell with them in the 1990s, during which he scored 50 goals after arriving as a £300,000 unknown from Norwegian side Brann.
He won five trophies with the Blues during that time and was a team-mate of Di Matteo - the Italian who was sacked as their manager just six months after winning the Champions League in May.
Flo told the London Evening Standard: "I have to say, I thought it was a big shame when Roberto left, he is a good friend, a very good manager and I thought it was way to early to push him out of the door.
"But that's just the way it is at Chelsea. They change their manager a lot.
"Their game this week with Leeds is going to be very exciting. Chelsea have had some problems lately and that could be a factor."