And if he stumbles at the first hurdle, missing out on the hefty Champions League payoff, his task becomes virtually impossible.

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As a private company Chrysler has the latitude to make long-term decisions that would have been difficult, if not impossible, to justify in a world where shareholders punish companies for missing earnings projections by a penny per share.

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