Rafa Benitez was greeted with jeers from Chelsea fans, as the Blues were held to a 0-0 draw Sunday by Manchester City in his first game as manager at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich appointed the coach on an interim basis after sacking Di Matteo only six months after winning the Champions League and FA Cup.
"He is here to try to change things to put us in a winning mode ... and he needs to get a chance to prove he's worth (it) to have a chance," Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech said. "We have a new start."
Benitez was left with plenty to ponder after the frosty response from his own fans, who directed abusive chants at him during the game and also delivered a minute’s applause for Di Matteo after 16 minutes, in honour of the Italian who wore the number 16 shirt as a player.
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