Chelsea
Now as you may have read in a previous blog, I referred to Arsenal as the laughing stock of English football. However coming a very close second are the adventures on the Thames of Chelsea Football Club.
This club is a mess. Ever since Mourinho left, Chelsea was always bound to struggle as his rise to glory only took one season and he got the support he needed. Grant got them to within a point of the title and the Champions league final but to be fair, even I could have done that job. Big Phil struggled as he is an international manager and so cannot adapt to the league format. Hiddink was amazing in charge and deserve to stay for longer than he did. Ancelotti was unfairly sacked after clinching the double the season before. And then we come to AVB.
Now I must admit I had never heard of AVB until he arrived at Chelsea. All I knew was he was a young manager who had secured the Portuguese title and the Europa league with Porto. At the start, he was bound to struggle as he adapted to the English game, this is a given. Now I accept that his performances were less than satisfying before he got the sack but COME ON. He was doing ok in the league as a rookie manager but the big Russian wanted the bloody title off a manager with 1 years’ experience under his belt in management. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
He was dealing with the biggest brunch of drama queens I have ever seen who turn on a manager because he is their age. It is unbelievable. I believe AVB should have been given at least 3 seasons to mould the club into his own image and turn them into the team he wanted. But how wrong am I.
I hope Di Matteo realises he cannot do the job for Chelsea and leave the club before he too is swept out the revolving door. As for the new manager? I could not care less as whoever takes over will not get any time to sort the club out, not get any money and be out the door by the next season. Although with the money they get paid, maybe I could take the job. I could do with a pay check.
