Chelsea show faith in Grant with four-year deal</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea have crushed suggestions that Avram Grant was only a stop-gap appointment by handing the former Israel boss a new four-year contract as the west London club's manager/first-team coach. The unexpected news was announced by the club on Thursday, three days before Grant takes Chelsea to Arsenal for a crunch clash with the Premier League leaders. The new deal for Grant, 52, is a reward for the strong form Chelsea have shown since the former Israel manager took over from Jose Mourinho in September. Although Chelsea lost his first match in charge to Manchester United, they are since unbeaten in 16 games and have qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League as winners of their group. A victory on Sunday would allow them to draw level with Arsenal on points in the Premier League title battle. Grant first came to England in 2006 to take up a role as technical director at Portsmouth. He moved to fill a similar role at Chelsea earlier this year and was placed in charge of the first team when Mourinho left the club.</div></p>
He;s done a great job, underrated manager who is not outspoken and getting the results for the rentboys.</p>
Being optimistic, I was giving grant 1 month till he got replaced after mourinho left, but he's managed to hang on.</p>
Thats what I thought as well when they fired Mourinho and put Grant in his place. I was thinking they'd replace him in couple of weeks but then they started to win games and here he is, with a new contract.</p>
Depends if he continues to do well, then I think he will.</p> But I know what you mean, Roman will do whatever he wants, no matter how good Grant is.</p>
