Soldato
Reading an article on SkySports News today with John Terry. Basically he puts down a lot of the media hostility down to jeaslousy. Well it could easliy be interpreted as that. They have spent a considerable amount of money when the whole of the footballing community is in a bit of a seige economy.
Looking at the facts with the Abramhovic Millions they have gone from Second to first under the transition of The Tinkerman to Mourhinio. It looks like they will end up first again thie year unless they slip up with a catastrophe. I don't have a problem with them winning the title. Although they will be the laughing stock of football if they don't win the European cup this year after spending all of Romans Roubles. I don't think there is anything to be jealous of though. What is it they have achieved in the bigger scheme of world football ?
I think they irk other football fans and clubs because they want to held in the same esteem as the big boys such as Utd, Liverpool, Milan, Juve, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and Celtic. Right now and at this minute. They are also trying to buy a pedigree and a heritage that these clubs have and Chelsea simply don't.
Just look at Liverpool as a classic example. A team with a heritage and a history. This has enabled them to buy players. Not necessarily world class players in their own right but good enough and hungry enough to beleive they could take Liverpool back to the big time. Step up European cup number 5. They have local lads they can count on to wear the shirt with pride such as Gerrard, Fowler and Carragher. No different than the UTD team to win the treble of 1999. Keane's game in Turin being the epitome of the that team at that time.
IMHO greatness is acheived when you manage to win in the face of adversity or when you are 2 nil down at half time and win 3-2. There is almost a sense of inevitability with Chelsea. It's when rather than if. In that case is it really that great ? When the odds are stacked so in your favour does anyone really think what you have achieved to be that great or worthy of recognition ?
Finally if Roman does decide to jump ship or his money dries up do Chelsea have enough to fall back on in terms of Pedigree and heritage to make them great once more without the money
My ramblings on the subject anyway
Looking at the facts with the Abramhovic Millions they have gone from Second to first under the transition of The Tinkerman to Mourhinio. It looks like they will end up first again thie year unless they slip up with a catastrophe. I don't have a problem with them winning the title. Although they will be the laughing stock of football if they don't win the European cup this year after spending all of Romans Roubles. I don't think there is anything to be jealous of though. What is it they have achieved in the bigger scheme of world football ?
I think they irk other football fans and clubs because they want to held in the same esteem as the big boys such as Utd, Liverpool, Milan, Juve, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and Celtic. Right now and at this minute. They are also trying to buy a pedigree and a heritage that these clubs have and Chelsea simply don't.
Just look at Liverpool as a classic example. A team with a heritage and a history. This has enabled them to buy players. Not necessarily world class players in their own right but good enough and hungry enough to beleive they could take Liverpool back to the big time. Step up European cup number 5. They have local lads they can count on to wear the shirt with pride such as Gerrard, Fowler and Carragher. No different than the UTD team to win the treble of 1999. Keane's game in Turin being the epitome of the that team at that time.
IMHO greatness is acheived when you manage to win in the face of adversity or when you are 2 nil down at half time and win 3-2. There is almost a sense of inevitability with Chelsea. It's when rather than if. In that case is it really that great ? When the odds are stacked so in your favour does anyone really think what you have achieved to be that great or worthy of recognition ?
Finally if Roman does decide to jump ship or his money dries up do Chelsea have enough to fall back on in terms of Pedigree and heritage to make them great once more without the money
My ramblings on the subject anyway