In a nutshell, Alves is pleading with Sevilla for a Chelsea move. Quite familiar, isn’t it? Replace Alves with Malouda and Sevilla with Lyon, you’d get it. If it ends the same way, lots to cheer about. For that to happen, may be Robben should be shown the door. Many of us have given up on Robben and rather waiting for him to leave so that we can take the money and run. More news, as there is yet another longish Jose Mourinho interview on the micro management and finally, if you care, Mancienne has signed a 3-year contract with Chelsea.
So, the front pages are all about Alves begging Sevilla to let him join Chelsea. Personally, I would not like a Chelsea player do the same to us, ‘pleading to leave’ and all that. I like Crepso so much but when he pleaded to leave, whatever the reason was, he went a couple of notches down in my books. Players do move from one club to another is quite normal but to plead for a change is quite an insult. At least, he did a Florent Malouda instead of a William Galloss. Who knows, may be, Alves is praying for a Robben sale, as everyone seems to connect these two deals but it does not appear that money is a concern in Alves’ deal. Well, money’s never been a concern for us, as we are the ones printing money ;-)
Among other things, he says:
We’ve been looking at Chelsea’s offer for a while and that’s the one that interests me.
The D-day will be 15-Aug when Sevilla plays AEK Athens in a Champions league qualifier. If he plays that match, most probably the deal is off. There is quite a chance that he could get mysteriously injured and be unavailable, which could keep the deal on!
See this interesting analysis in The Telegraph on Chelsea right backs and Dani Alves. What’s most prominent in these statistics are his high number of assists and huge number of fouls committed and yellow cards. He commits so many fouls because he is aggressive and because he is aggressive he has so many goals and assists, may be they are linked!
Sidwell loves Jose and that’s not very surprising as his honeymoon with Chelsea is not over. Nowadays, due to the reputation (good or bad) that Jose has built for himself, the new players know what a devil he is, and what he is capable of. I should say that takes care of their expectations quite a bit, and they won’t be in for a surprise when they start getting the stick. So Steve, never ever turn up late for the training!
There is this very long Jose Mourinho interview on the Chelsea website, which is a must-read irrespective of what you think of him. I liked this part of the interview where he talks about Shaun Wright-Phillips:
I think being a great professional is the key, even in bad moments he [SWP] never gave up. He was always open to criticism, to learn, to improve, to work, he was never happy with what he had, he always wanted more but at the same time, he respected fellow players, he respected the manager, he was always ready for everything, ready to be first choice, ready to be on the bench and ready even, to be out of the game that we were playing and I think being a great example of a good professional was the key for him.
We believe in him, he believes in us, he is happy with the way we work, he has improved a lot tactically, the way he thinks, the game, that’s for sure, he’s had a big improvement and he’s loved, the players love him and I think that’s very important for a player to feel confident where he is, and I think that Shaun is a great example for other people.
He also talks about changing playing philosophy, but he also says that ‘the team has to adapt to the reality/moment’ whatever the philosophy is. Fair enough. If you didn’t know this already, Chelsea team is a happy family and with such a fantastic group, anything is possible and he said so. If you follow his interviews, you can realise that he uses the word ‘family’ many times whenever he refers to his group. While that can be true (Malouda vouched it too), this sounds more like one of his media handling tactics.
Finally, Michael Mancienne has extended his contract with Chelsea by another three years. If you’ve never seen his and if you don’t know whether he is black or white, I won’t blame you. This is him in a QPR jersey.
You must have seen in this blog yesterday about a BBC article that predicts Chelsea to win the league title this season. And now, TimesOnline declares that Chelsea would regain the title. Now that’s too many ‘experts’ betting on Chelsea to win. So, I leave on a good note. See ya.
[tags]Chelsea, Sevilla, Daniel Alves, Arjen Robben, Robben, Alves, Mancienne, Jose Mourinho, Mourinho, Malouda, Shaun wright-phillips, Sidwell[/tags]
dani alves will join us within a week. i have some undisclosable sources that tell me this. there is a big chance of robben’s deal breaking down.
i dunno why the playing style has to change. it has been solid for us. we only have to score more goals and we can do it with the same style with better finishing.
just when jose thought of reverting to our successful 4-3-3, injuries are killing us and we would now play 4-4-2 only. don’t you think that the current situation is somewhat similar to what we had in dec 2006?
mancienne would play for us in 2010, if he stays that long.\
trublu – who is you undisclosable source? as long as it is BBC or skysports, i’d believe your source!
wow now all websites have started to say that chelsea will win the title this season. did you see the reason they quote, they dont think cronaldo will have another season like the last one. fair assumption. me too think so. ronaldo would be injured before christmas ad would return only next season
wow now all websites have started to say that chelsea will win the title this season. did you see the reason they quote, they dont think cronaldo will have another season like the last one. fair assumption. me too think so. ronaldo would be injured before christmas and would return only next season
the chimbonda deal is still there or it was just a hoax? i’m really sorry that i’m checking about chimbonda while we talking at dani alves level, but i just i’ll ask.
alves thers anotha player whos attackin style will b hampered by the tactics. jus look a ashley cole, has been absolute S since joinin, nt da ashley tht was him da best left back in da world, whn playin glourious footall wit da arse (unbertable season cant argue against tht).
boi whn is dis hamperin on attackin footballer gonna stop. i mean look at ballck, shevshenko, SWP n now ROBBEN, good gracous let thm express themselevs, (although it pins me 2 say dis) either tht let thm join mor entertainin/better clubs. ie barca asre or man utd.
cn ne 1 prove me wrong. remeber the style offootball played, was da reason RONALDINHO said he would NEVER join chelsea cos of da BORING football playd.
by da way. WOW guys did u see da man utd match dat kid NANI is 1 2 watch as is anderson, i personally will b shittin in my pants whn thy play da blues. boi thts wht i call attackin football
footballguy@6,
Robben and duff in 2005 expressed themselves freely without hindrance- All Jose asks is for the player to be conscious of the overall goals of the team. do not get carried away and think that you are more important than the team. Remember Joey’s goal against man city in 2005? jose slammed him not because of the skilful play but needless showboating after the goal and failing to track back to support the team. This is no unreasonabe demand is it? Players must learn to play for each other at all times, innit? after all was Deco not playing for Jose in Porto? did he inhibit from being stylish? No, as long as he knows the team comes first. You say, look at sheva, ballack, SWP? What about them? Is that the first time a player has taken time to shine? Drogba had a torrid time over two seasons and nearly left at the end of the second. Essien had difficult first season and most fans thought he would be consigned to bench when Ballack arrived. So, we should understand that there is still hope for Sheva and Ballack. What about SWP? Is Jose the reason why he is failing to deliver inch perfect passes? is Jose the reason why he loses the ball so often after promising runs? No. Its all down to the player and am happy SWP is fully aware of that and is therefore keep his head down and working hard. I believe, with some effort, this season might see him coming alive on a consistent basis.
Ronaldinho would not join us cos we have no time for lazy players who just want to remain up there showboating and failing to help the team when the going is tough. You said Ashley’s forward movement is hampered by Mour? What of the brilliant forward movement by Bridge? How come Bridge was attacking brilliantly last season but Ash was not. the cause could not be Mour my friend.
Mour has his fault as a mortal but pls lets be fair.
mourofsame
mour is a great mager i mean 1st title in 50 years, hts says it all. but 2 b a dominant force in football, n b as great as barca, real and man (whos football was mindblowin at tyms last yea, n is sur 2 b again) da style of football need 2 change neva gonna get otha fans required 2 bcom a great club. enough of da nosense football. yes the tem wins, but y is dt at da sacrifice of sxy football.
ps da comment 4 ronaldinho been lazy, when u r great u can aford 2 b. whn u get a standin ovation at da bernabeau, r greatest rivals staduims n their fans, no 1 can call into question ur talents. ZINDANE NEVER, dropped bac 2hlp da team, r u sayin u wouldnt want him, RONALDO(brazil), NEVER DOPPED. TIAGO dropped back, do u want him. dont fink so. thts whts wrong, da mentality is win at all cost, no idividual flair only team work. man hav team work but plenty of indiviual flair as do barca.
common some1 prov me wrong change is needed
Barca is one of the best entertainers over the last few years. how have they fared against us? they have never beaten us when we both have 11 players on. in 2005, they were lucky to even come back after we totally mesmerised them scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes. What about last season? We completely outclased home and away not just playing functional football but great attacking and creative game that made them look pretty pedestrian even at Camp Nou. Same we did to Valencia in front of their fans?
So I really do not know what you are on about? Manure played some great stuff last year? Remember when we met them at Old trafford and they went up in the first half? The whole second half was played in their half as we completely overran them and dominated them with superb attackingh play. A team must not have static play styles. A great team must be dynamic and respond differently to different challenges. Am a great boxing lover and my best boxers are those who are multi dimensional- punch good, jab good, clinch good, take good punch etc. Same for football- great defense, great midfield and great attack all depending on the need of the day.
by the way, nani really impresses you huh? Not me. give mikel any day, and i will not i the direction of nani.
@ footballguy
Go and learn to spell dude!
Or go and learn proper English!!!
I cant even follow the argument!!!!!!!
Crap
I don’t know Alves very well , but I watched some clips of his play , his style does not look like a right back . he is very attacking mind. that’s very good. I really like to see him in blue.
I think we will join us .
Champions are made not just on flair n attcking football..if that was the case, arsenal would win every year:)..We can talk all we want on Barcelona, Arsenal, United palying beautiful football n stuff..But they dont play beautiful football gainst teams that can stand up to them n threaten them.U dont see beautiful football when arsenal play united..those games are very rough n ugly..U dont see arsnal or united running rings around chelsea..bcos they cant n they know trying to play too beautiful can cost them..we have routed teams 4-0 4-1 3-0 etc under jose..those were weak teams n they could be toyed with.Against stronger opposition we opt to be solid n cut out the beauty part.A win is after all just 3 points..we dont get extra points for playing beautiful.Chelsea also dont sit back n defend when they are trailing..Jose is probabaly the only manager whould dare to take out defenders n put more attacking guys in..the best example i can give is the FA cup Qf with tootenham..we were tariling 3-1 at half time..jose played with 2 defenders in the second half..n pushed people forward..so chelsea is a team that adapts n plays according to situation..thats a great quality to have..A team that is brilliant at defending can easily adapt n attck..our players are suited to the style..lampard, essien, drogba, shaun..all these guys drop back n defend well when needed..
Why Do we need a new right back??.because Glen isnt that good defensively n paulo isnt too good getting forward..Is alves the perfect RB who can defend well n get forward at will??.
as for being a global power n name..chelsea can achieve it only by winning..just keep winning titles..fans will follow..beautiful football waont bring in fans..winning brings in fans..barcelona, united, arsenal etc wouldnt have any fans if they never won anything..all the big clubs like liverpool,united,arsenal,barca, real etc boast of fan base,history,tardition n stuff..all of those count for nothing if they never won anything..thay have all they claim bcos of the titles they have won..take chelsea for instance..the fan base of chelsea must have easily quadrupled ovr the last 4 years..simply because chelsea started winning..WINNING is the key..
trueblueind – great comments, very valid and interesting. i completely agree that those ‘beautiful football’ teams have never played with Chelsea like they play with other teams. i agree the idea that ‘winning is the key’ at least for this moment.
small suggestion – split them into various paragraphs, makes it easier for all to read.
JM said we’d be more attacking this year.
He must mean it. He ususally says his mind and does what he says
He never said he’d play Beyootiful footy in the past, but now that he says he will ,I guess he will.
RH – don’t expect too much in this month. we are already missing so many players. Until, they get back JM will not have anything more than ’3 points’ in his mind.
Manure plays shit for the first 30 minutes every time they meet us too.
Whatcha think Sir AF is a dud and would go 100% attcking and showboating againsta team like ours 100% of a match?
And Sheva expressing himself ? against three defenders ? the man never did that. It was Kaka who played him onto the ball and then his finishing that did the trick. Team work was what he did at AC.
Btw Manure was boring against AC past two years and Aresy was really defensive against Barca in the Cl finals and they could’ve won it if Henry had converted in he second half.
CFC is what it is and will hopefully evolve into a fluidly playing team but lots of times u gotta be pragmatic to win I guess and maybe JM’s fault is that he’s been more pragmatic than most.
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Great comments about Chelsea’s playing style, how it’s so adaptive and fluid… One thing to say, I saw about 10 to 12 matches for Alves last year, including many of the UEFA Cup matches, and he seems the absolute perfect player to help us play the magical football everyone’s talking about. Our left side is looking fantastic with Cole/Malouda/Bridge/Robben (big IF), but our right side isn’t as adept offensively… Ferreira is more defensive than anything and rarely does he have a tremendous offensive game, and Johnson impressed me one game out of five. But Alves brings huge ability with crossing and can play with SWP or Joe Cole brilliantly.
I think that should he come he and Essien will be a key relationship as Alves moves forward and Essien covers the RB spot, I’m looking forwards to seeing that very much.
Oh, and just a little extra bonus… Alves is a mighty free-kick taker.
And I’d rate him as better defensively than any option we have at right back at the moment.
Yellow cards hardly matter as long as he is able to keep the red cards in the refree’s pocket. Alves is nice player provides lot of width to chelsea and great in crossing. He was nice in the Copa America and should fit in to the chelsea family nicely.
What about the injury crisis guys?
Wats the latest on alex???..is he coming??..i believe his work permit was ok a week back..so wats the daly now???..why isnt he at chelsea as yet??
football guy and moursfan, excellent debate, agree wid both of u , i cant remember any team scoring more than 2 goals against us last season apart from spurs (fa cup). we are very strong defensively as well as attacking wise if needed,if we want to see more flair, i think the opposition should score first every game, seems like unless oppsosition scores first our players don go into their top gear, i think we as a team are not very selfish and don want to embaress the opposition scoring too many goals, quite happy with a 1nil win,,more sorta champions league game, hopefully this season everyone scores a lota goals,
Aryen robben now gone? Sky Sports breaking news a moment ago states that Spanish Radio has officially announced that a deal has been done securing both Robben and drenthe. Thank God. We need the money now to bring in Alvez and IMO, Quaresma.
Hi SS,
I like the modification you gave my name- Moursfan. Ha ha ha, thats a nice one.
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yes i heard that too … drenthe move to madrid and robben excepted to sign today
MOURofYOU
whats the update on the Robben deal? anything new? where can I find the breaking news story?
agent blue.
firstly thers no need 2 b rude. i can spell thanku very much, dnt mean 2 blow my trumpet but im highly educated thus i have no problem with my grammar or spelling abilities.
thers no need 4 insults just bcause u not in agreeance with me.
yes its tru the (great) clubs such as barca and manutd dnt play exceptional football againts the blues. but y is tht i ask. its mainly cause chelsea dominate by slowing down the tempo of the game, in effect making the game boring.
barca, man utd, real madrid (of old), and arsenal are tams built on attacking emphasis. meanwhile chealsea’s tactics are based on solidarity nt just frm the bac bt fm da whole team. therfore da reason y players ly ashley cole, ballack, shevscehnko (cnt spell his name.lol), robben cannot shine. thus players lackin flair such as lampard, terry and essien shine.
ps the games with arsenal v man utd hav been the most anticipated games in premiership/world football. 2004/5 season arsenal 2 man utd 4. or the 2:2 draw da season b4.
look at BARCA nad REAL last season 3-3 draw. no wonder they win fans
and ONLY WINNING, does not win u fans.(IE IN COUNTRIES LIKE AMERICA). football the way it should b played wins fans. look at BRAZIL (national team), they win BY playin beautiful football. are u sayin the blues cant hav best of both worlds
Greedy bastards taking both… And Ballack staying, too. Thing just get better and better, dont they?
I think, in Malouda, Kalou, Sinclair and to some extent Wayne Bridge we have more than enough on the left side of the attack. What we need now is to make the right side equally deadly by gerring Alvez asap to add to SWP, JOe Cole and essien (whenever the Bison is needed there.) Sinclair in particular must be encouraged. The boy combines pace and guile. I have so much faith in his potential and I think Mour has same no wonder he now has the number 17 shirt.
common guys. sinclair is a raw talent. im sur hes gonn b good, 1 2 watch out 4. bt lets faceit hes gonna bcom a joe cole, a player of flair, whos talents n wish 2 express himslf will b stoppd frm flourishin by da team tactics. if he really wntd 2 improv he shld go (cnt believ im gonna say ths but….) arsenal. or might aswell hav satyd at plymouth
Trueblend, love your write up. It about sums up everything.
Mourofsame how can u compare nani and mikel.they play totally different positions and did u watch uniteds game?
You have still not answered how come the forward thrust of robben and duff flourished under Mour in 2005, football guy. If he stifles so much, how come they flourished.
Have you ever watched Mikel play for Nigeria. No different from nani’s role. He is an excellent attacking midfielder for nigeria. and he would eventually be for us when Lamps’ influence starts waning by and by. So i compare their overall ability- skill, team play, competitiveness, vision and other abilities. i will pick Mikel above him. Besides, the impact Mikel had on the world under 20 tourney was more maasive than what we saw Nani do recently. I feel this is another mega media blitz starting with this Nani thing. If this same player had signed for chelsea, they would not have beeb making the same noise PeterJones.
mourofsame
1stly robben & duff did florish in da 1st season tht is a fact, n every1 no’s it. but 2 things. wht happened, duff was sold and robben may b on his way out. thus my point about flair players/plays nt bein allowed.
2nd. as much as thy did prosper, wr thy as good as giggs and ronaldo, or messi and ronalodinho, or lungberg and pires. i dnt fink so.
and i hav watchd mikel play frm nigeria ive known about him 4 several years as im nigerian myslf. hes is potentially a v.good player. but pls do not comare him 2 nani, thy play diff positions, and 1 is clearly better NANI.
(dnt let club loyalty blind u). mayb the reason is bcause he is playin 4 da blues, nt allowed to flourish.
lyk u said he plays an attackin role 4 nigeria, y nt at chelsea?
and y wouldnt the media make a big deal bout nani (if ) he singned 4 da blues. cos hes flair would b stifled, bcomin anotha ballck,schevchenko, robben, a.cole, and to a very lesser extent j.cole.
prove me wrong?lol
Nani isn’t impressive. What impressed you about him? I saw the match, he was just another number. I didn’t see anything special. Everyone compares him to Ronaldo… Why? I certainly am not yet impressed.
Footballguy, please stop being negative. I highly doubt you’re a Chelsea fan, the way you’re arguing. Sinclair will stay and flourish at Chelsea, under the manager who made Robben, Joe Cole, and soon enough SWP the players they are. And he’s going to be great, just like them.
Daniel Alves is a good player iam always asking him to join Chelsea fc, i know he want to join us but the Club Sevilla dont want him to join us./ If Sevilla are seen that refusing to give us Alavesis better for them one day they must go and look for another player or even our player. we too we will Revenge.
The True Man Najeeb Ts
ADONIS
hold on, made ROBBEN? was isnt RANIERI who bought him. and im pretty sure ROBBN was a talent b4 he came 2 chelsea, wasnt he about 2 join man utd b4 makin a u turn.
a question
are u sayin SWP has been as good, since he joined chelase. has he hit the form tht cost £21 mill. y is tht?
and nani was imperssive 3 goals in 4 apperances would support tht argument. (pls dnt let club loyalty blind u) of course he is nt the complete article, but u cant say thers isnt something special bout the him. just lyk theo walcott and potentially sinclair. common b fair, b objective b a football fan 1st nt just a chelsea fan. thts wht i do
I can’t believe this…
One guy says to another chelsea fan “We hae to play more attacking ”
The other guy says “Hey don’t be Negative”
Flair..what exactly is flair??..is it doing step overs like ronaldo??..is it trickery like ronaldinho??..is it magic like maradona???..is it pace like henry??..is it passing like beckham??..
i guess all of us will have different definitions of the same..Then i would like to ask..how can a player’s flair be stifled by their own club or manager??..
take our players for instance..Only joe n robben are capable of some of the things people would call ‘flair’..they do exhibit their stuff on the pitch..when did jose or the club stop them from making reverse passes,step overs etc???
Drogba exhibits some trickery once in a while..n he does it whenever possible too..when was he stopped from doing any of those??
ability & skill are God given..u cant teach anyone to do step overs:)
team play & competitiveness are stuff that can be taught..stuff that can be nutured..
vision..that too is something Gifted by the Almighty..u cant teach someone to find someones head 50 yards away with a football:)
Now..which of the chelsea players have these abilities and dont use them..or the club n manager stops them from using their ability???
Chelsea is a team Built On solidity n team spirit..theres nothing wrong with it at all..There is a winning culture..the desire to succeed at all level..the willingness to fight it out..that is what makes a winner..
take for instance people like Ronaldo n ronaldinho..they dont exhibit their magic each time thay play..they come unstuck they come up against opposition who can stifle them..Stifling the opposition is the name of the game:)..Football isnt played in a way that both teams go all out n attack..n the team with the better attack wins..then wats the use of defence???..The chelsea defence is one of the best in the world..n they worked hard to achieve that tag..They are capable of stifling people like ronaldo, messi n ronaldinho..that is the way it should be..if we allow people like ronaldo, messi n ronaldinho to run riot..they will kill us..so stifle their play..slow down the tempo..WATS WRONG IN STIFLING THE OPPOSITION????
Then..Sheva, SWP, ballack..Did jose ask them not to perform???..NO..the thing is that these people couldnt adapt to life at a club like chelsea..The pressure of expectatations..their previous records..new club..all of these factors affected their performance
ballack never exhibited FLAIR:) at bayern or for Germany..he was a good attacking midfielder..not a magician..he couldnt reproduce the same form at chelsea..settling problems in the beginning..he was coming good towards the end of the season..but he got injured..
Did sheva exhibit FLAIR at Milan???..NO..he had a great midfield that supplied him well..he was a great finisher no doubt..But that was the ITALIAN league..it is not half as physical as the english league..sheva came in with a huge reputatation..so naturally he was the target of the opposition defence..it was this fact that stifled sheva a lot..plus adjusting to new club, style etc..TARGETTING OF SHEVA BY THE OPPOSITION DEFENCE HELPED DROGBA A LOT..
n Sheva scored 14 goals in all competitions..Drogba scored 11 in his first season n 14 in his Second..Who says sheva cant reproduce the old form..maybe this time around the focus will be on Drogba n Sheva might bang in the goals:)
SWP..That boy came to chelsea on a 21M price tag..he was brought in bcos of his exploits with CITY..Was chelsea rsponsible that he couldnt reproduce the same form immediately???..The pressure just Got to him..Huge club..big price tag..he had a million things on his mind..there was competition for places..he didnt have that at city..he knew he could play crap at CITY n still get into the starting 11..bcos there was no back up..Chelsea is not such a club..he had competition at chelsea..he focussed on too many things rather than keeping things simple..
then..Duff, Eidur were sold bcos they wanted to start every game n a club like chelsea couldnt guarantee them that..thats why they were sold..they werent sold cos they had FLAIR:)
Then others players sold…Kezman, Parker, babayaro, jimmy, Forsell,melchiot
These guys didnt have FLAIR:)..n they were deemed surplus to requirements..
Jarosik,Tiago,then another LB sold last season, Boulaharoz loaned, Crespo n Veron loaned out for free..all these guys had no FLAIR:)
Crespo was good..had a lill FLAIR:)..but he wanted to be in Italy..not because inter milan had FLAIR:)..bcos he preffered the living conditions in ITALY
Then Mikel..Mikel might be a great attacking prospect..Jose has played him as Holding MF..he gets forward..he makes some great passes..i dont think he can do any stepovers:)..he has been given the right to do what he wants as long he also does his job of holding MF role..so where has jose n chelsea stifled Mikel???..what extra can Mikel Do???..can he play like Ronaldo Or Messi:)??
lampard has been scoring 20 plus goals for the last 3 to 4 seasons..thats why he is our attacking midfielder..he has a huge number of assists as well..so whats wrong with lampard playing CAM??..
essien runs the length of the pitch tirelessly..thats his game..thts his utility n strength..hes no messi Or ronaldo to exhibit FLAIR:)..he is a hard working footballer who plays to his strenghts..thats what makes him successful
ashley Cole has admitted himself that he was carrying an injury much of last season n hence couldnt play to full potential..JOSE or CHELSEA didnt stop him from Exhibiting his FLAIR:)
My Point Is CHELSEA hasnt stopped anyone from doing anything..we dont have players like Messi or maradona..so we cnt Say WE HAVE TO PLAY LIKE THEM..we have our own system of play..and a very successful one at that..
We play Football to win..that is attacking football:)..that is aggressive football..WE NEVER PLAY FOR A LOSS OR A DRAW..SO HOW IS CHELSEA NEGATIVE????:)..we got all out to win against every team we play against..WE ARE A VERY VERY POSITIVE SIDE
Dont comapre ourselves with Arsenal, united, barca etc..thy have their players, their style n their manager..we have our players, our style n our manager..we have a SOLID defence n a pretty decent attack..we can play different styles according to situations..we have a great team..TEAM..TEAM..not great magicians..
we Score an average of 70 plus goals each season..thts proof enough that we attack, our players have vision etc:)
A team that plays to its strengths win..n chelsea is such a team..
United were suppossedly playing the best football on earth last season..but they lost 5 games in the EPL whereas Chelsea with all the huge injury problems lost just 3..n we were just 6 points behind them at the end..If we didnt have that huge list of injury problems..we would have won the league comfortably..we had an amazing season..it was achieved only by playing to our strengths in spite of all our problems..
so be PROUD of what CHELSEA is..dont compare CHELSEA with others
We are what we are..n we will remain forever..CHAMPIONS
Oh..another thing..SUCCESS..only SUCCESS brings in fans..there are 2 sets of fans
1) the local home grown fans..London will have Chelsea, arsenal, charlton, west ham, fulham according to the loactions
2)fan base around the world..Chinese guys or indians dont support Fulham, west ham,tottenham etc..they support chelsea, United, Arsenal, lIverpool, Barca, real etc bcos they are winners..they have won something:)..not bcos they play beautiful football:)..tottenham plays pretty beautiful at times:)..but they dont have a huge base outside england..do they??..
Lazio, Roma??.Italian fans..yes..wat bout world base???
AC Milan n Inter have a base..why??..bcos they win..not bcos they play beautiful football:)
brazil has fans beacuse outside Brazil because they have w2on the world cup 5 times:)..germany n Italy has huge amounts of fans as well..they have won the world cup 3 & 4 times without playing beautiful football..
Holland supposedly play beautiful football..but they have never won..thats why they dont have too many fans
WINNING in any sport is the catalyst that draws fans..not just Football..all sports..why only FEDERER n NADAL in tennis..bcos they win:)..
All SPORTS..WINNING..WINNERS..thats the key
great TruBlueInd … that’s a true FAN
TRUEBLEND…you siad
Flair..what exactly is flair??..is it doing step overs like ronaldo??..is it trickery like ronaldinho??..is it magic like maradona???..is it pace like henry??..is it passing like beckham??..
the answe 2 ur question
is yes. its all these things, and mor
again u said
“Did sheva exhibit FLAIR at Milan???..NO..he had a great midfield that supplied him well..he was a great finisher no doubt..But that was the ITALIAN league..it is not half as physical as the english league” .
YEESSSSSS
my point exactly, a midfield who supplied him with a pass, not a LUMP frm the back n expect him 2 run. and the itlian leauge i the most defensive minded in Europe, so scorin goals in tht country is harder, thus the reason,y luca toni was the first player in how many years…. i dnt no, to score 30 goals in 1season , somethng which was a regularity in the EPL
i agree with u in the sense tht da blues hav played and beaten top opposition ths a FACT. but pls dnt say RONALDINIHO has been STIFILED, need i remind u of the goal scored at stamford bridge, or the goal at the new camp, wher TERRY was made 2 sit on his arse. anotha example is the standing ovation given 2 him in the bernabeu. (i believ REAL ARE TOP OPPOSITION, WHO TRIED 2 STILE HIM).
or Henry who scored plenty of gaols against unt and chelsea, or gerrad the same, or ronaldo, scoring tice at highbuty in possibly the most anticipated game in premiership history. or Messi’s hatrick (or double) against real. thts wht i mean by flai and entertaining football.
ESSEIEN, DROGBA, TERRY, LAMPARD are exceptional players 4 wht thy do. BUT can thy ever b called GREAT. I DONT THINK SO.not by bien manufactured players.
ps the whole CHAMPIONS FOREVER label r attachin, is not tru, did u miss last season or somefing. LOL
Keep talking TrueBlueInd, u’re perfetly right
TRUEBLULND
of course winning is the key, but all the teams, n sportsman u mentioned have done it with “FLAIR”,
1.federer, greatest ever, bcos he has no flaws 2 his game n plays it exceptionally.
2.Brazil, beautiful football at its best, and winners
3 (like it or not) MAN UTD dominated the premiership, with playin attackin football. in effect attrcating fans from all over the world
4. REAL MADRID, (past) played great football and won,(years b4 the galactios appered). the galacticos at their peak, won neraly everything with style and flair.
my point. u an win, but if with flair, u win fans as well.
ie ITALY, won the world cup, hav thy won ne fans, NOOO, has their leauge popularity increased. NOOOO.
3 ENGLISH teams in the last 3 finals, but only 1 winner, yet the english leauge is the most popular. Y? because they play the BEST football, and the top teams (some of them) play it the way it shld b played.
y is it the debate on the best laeughein the world is between the SPANISH nd ENGLISGH. no coincidence, tht teams who play the right way, n BEAUTIFUL football, ie BARCA,MAN UTD, ARSENAL, REAL (of the past) nd SEVILLE(last season).
thus playin football the right way is a very important ingredient. it all most a MUST
Whats wrong with the chelsea midfield??..do u think drogba scored 33 goals last season by carrying it all the way from Cech n banging it into the opposition net..how did sheva score 14 gaols..how did lampard score 22 goals..how did kalou score 11 goals..all these were provided:)..
do u want the chelsea midfield to feed sheva n beg him to score???..sheva had lots of chances last season..he missed lots of sitters..was late in getting into positions..he wasnt the same person who played at milan..a forward must have good positional sense..he had that when at milan..he didnt show it much when he came to chelsea..SO is THAT HIS FAULT OR CHELSEA’s FAULT??..he put undue pressure on himself..he let the media talk n pressure get to him..he screwed himself:)..
i never said in my post that ronaldo, messi or ronaldinho were useless..i’ve called them magicians..bcos they are gifted..i agree to that..they have scored against chelsea..but they have also been stifled on numerous occasions..its not as if chelsea vs barca or chelsea vs united happen once in a millenium:)..They have had good games n bad games aginst chelsea..wat i said is they couldnt run riot against chelsea..bcos the chelsea defence wouldnt let them.
N i repeat..FOOTBALL is a TEAM game..chelsea doesnt need superstars or mgicians..they need a well knit unit who’ll fight for each other..n that is what Chelsea is..
We DONT have magicians..WE DONT HAVE MAGICIANS..so u cant expect terry or lampard to exhibit FLAIR:)..Just accept chelsea For what they are..They are a good football team with a good success record..
As For last season..2nd in the laegue, CL semis, FA cup winners, CC winners..Thats a pretty good season by anyone’s standards..the beautiful Arsenal couldnt win ANYTHING..United won the EPL..So all in all..a very good season..n we WON 2 trophies..So that maks us Champions right..CHAMPIONS FOREVER
ferder has a huge Flaw..he cant beat NADAL on clay:)..thats why those 2 guys have fans..bcos both of them win..
UNITED played beautiful football..n won..WON..thats the word:)..arsenal played beautiful football..n LOST:)..
UNITED didnt win fans just last season..they have been winning over lots of years..fans were attracted bcos they WON..not bcos of anything else
Brazil play great football..so does argentina..Brazil has more fans bcos they WIN more Often pal..
I’m an indian..n the last time i checked..ITALY has lots of fans..so does Germany:)..n people came to know some of those italian players existed only bcos of that world cup triumph..oh..the italian league has a huge following all over the world..esp AC MILAN
Real Madrid is the most succesfful club on the planet pal..thats why the huge fan base..not bcos of their beautiful football..SUCCESS is the key
English league is the most popular in the world because of the way its marketed:)..MBA guys in this blog will understand the power of marketing ..not bcos arsenal n united play beautiful football..bcos the rest of the EPL dont play beautiful football..
We can keep On arguing about the value of SUCCESS..it plays a huge part in every aspect of life…WINNERS are respected n followed..others just dim away in the mad rush of life..Life, sports,Corporates..everywhere..Winners are followed..others slip away quietly into the night:)
TrueBlueInd,
That was a super analysis.
yes champion of the fa cup and cc cup. BUT NOT CHAMPIONS of england or europe. thts fact. common u no im right.
as 4 chealsea’s midfield, i NEVER said it was bad. it is 1 of the most EXCEPTIONAL midfields in the world, ESSIEN, LAMPARD, MAKALELE, BALLACK (if he ever gets it together.lol). i just said the style of play of the team is the reason y he hant flourished.
.look at BERBATOV, he said hes done so well bcause “spurs style of football suits his”
.MORIENTES, banging in goals again inspain cos of valencia’s style of football
.HENRY, exceptional at arsenal, nt the case 4 france(although still v,good, 33 national goals)
need i carry on.
my point bieng whts wrong with the best of both worlds. it either the players or the manager. methinks both.
lets b real, the team occasionlly sends people 2 sleep. remamba the CL semi v liverpool. was not a great spectacle 4 EPL. in contrast MAN UTD 7-1 thumpin of ROMA.
can CHELSEA ever do tht?
Yes..but its not as if we were handed the CC or FA cup on a platter..we had to sweat it out to win..Thats an achievement in itself..we won 2 cups..thats a very good return..how mny teams in europe win everything they play in??..not arsenal, barca, real or united anyway:)..so winning 1 or 2 or 3..watever..They WON..that deserves credit
yes.Henry, Morientes, lots of examples…ur right..
but u have to remember the same midfield that u claim stifled sheva, made drogba a superstar:)..Sheva has to work with the team to get things right..thats the essence of a TEAM..sheva has to focus only on the game..the moment he rids his mind of unwanted thoughts n pressures n focuses more on the game..he’ll do well
theres nothing wrong with defending like lions and attacking like tigers:)..like u said..the best of both worlds..but we dont have such talent at our disposal pal:)..or Roman could buy Henry, Ronaldinho, kaka, Messi etc..then we could definitely play with FLAIR:)..
we make do with our players n their strengths..our strength is solidity n Grind..its not flair..united’s stregth is flair..let them be happy where they are..let us be happy where we are..
Let united win 7-1..so what..let us win 1-0..both are victories pal..their fans are happy..our fans are happy..we are not losing fans bcos we win 1-0:)
like i’ve said earlier..Chelsea play to win every game..thats positive..they work hard..n play like a TEAM..n they win a lot..all Chelsea fans should be happy with what the team is doing rather than calling for a completely new style that our players arent capable of executing to perfection.
I dont crticise United or Arsenal bcos they play beautiful fooatball:)..they are great teams in their own right..But i’m not bothered about them..i’m just bothered about my Team..n i support my team n their style..
I am happy with the work being done by chelsea..they are moving in the right direction..if they take a step backward or play to lose or to draw i’d be disappointed..but as of now..chelsea is playing to WIN..n thats positive..so keep the blue Flag flying
Guys! Great discussion. Keep it going!
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Sorry for the interruption. You can continue.
trublulend
Federer, HAS beat nadal on clay, so no u cannot say he CANT beat him cos he has. ask ne pundit/ex players, n most will tell u he is the best/ mayb the best
i never siad just having flair n playin good football is enough. look at tottenham. but y r people takin notice of them bcos of he brand of football thy play as well as their improvement
and BRAZIL are more poplular than ARGENTINA, NT only bcos thy win more, but bcos thy play better football and hav produce the greater majority of great players. who by the way, PAL, hav flair.
and u talk about marketing, y such interst b cos the premiership is the most exciting. i watch the main leauges in europe, even the dutch, as well as south american, and it is a universial opinion, tht the premiership is the best. only the spanish can rival.
Y? bcos of the teams and the brand of football they play. the Italians of late have been the most succesful in the champions leauge, yet their brand of football (in thier leauge) WIN THEM FEW FANS.
U Say Real madrid r popular simply bcos thy win. so i must b mistaken in thinkin tht their brand of football has nothin 2 do with it? yeh right…
thts y the fans demand a certain brand of football, n y capello was sacked, even though he won the leauge
or mayb the players, (of recent) the galacticos and the way they played had nothig to do with it……..common bro get with it. they won fans by winning, but also by their style of football.
anotha example is BARCA, the recent team (in recent tyms) hav only won the champions leauge once(same as PORTO and LIVERPOOL), yet have admirers from all over the world, and the other teams havet exactly won ne admires 4 their brand of football. livepool do mainly on their history as a great club.
and speaking of man utd, they hav been winning fans cos they win, and play ENTERTAINING football. a point FERGUSON and his players always reitterate.
so answer me this ,pal, whts wrong with the best of both worlds
mate, u hav 2 admire mourinhio and the team 4 wht thy do, never losin at stamford bridge in the leauge, 2 back 2 back leauge triophy. its fantastic and has brought the club steps from the football wilderness.
BUT to go 2 the next level and b a GREAT club, the style needs 2 change. attackin emphasis has 2 b da main aim.
man utd and arsenal hav set th tru standard as hav barcelona and real madrid(of old)
thus my poin the players and manager, and also the fans need 2 stop bien dissilussioned, n thinkin winning is enough, especially only 1-0 victorites
thus my poin
Federer Nadal Head To Head..nadal is in front..Nadal has beaten federer more times..Both are great players..Federer is greater bcos he has won more than 10 slams:)
Yeah the point u raised about tottenham..they play beautiful footbll..but chelsea has more fans:)..only bcos chelsea won a few things that tottenham hasnt:)
Oh argentina produce some gems as well..maradona, messi, crespo, batistuta, kempes..lots of greats over the years:)..Brazil has an equal number of greats if not greater..but the key difference is the Number of titles won..
n marketing has played the biggest role in the EPL rising to fame..beautiful football can be seen in the south american leagues, spanish n portugese leagues..EPL just has arsenal, united who play this beautiful football stuff:)..EPL has the maximum viewership on TV all over the world..all part of a smart marketing strategy..People fall in love what they see regularly..most of the countries get EPL coverage..n they dont get coverage from rest of the world’s leagues..its a huge business..n smart people run the EPL:)
n who said the italians have no fans???..AC Milan has a fan base that can rival Real Madrid..Inter, Juventus..all have huge following
Barcelona had a huge base in spain..they satrted getting famous world over when they started winning the spanish league regularly..n the CL was just the icing on the cake
Real play a certain brand of football..why did real have 6 or 7 mangers over the last 3 to 4 years..bcos the club wasnt winning..they bought in new ppl to try n win..n why they sacked capello..u’ll have to ask their president:)..bcos he won the league for them n played decent attacking football to do it as well
People heard of Fc PORTO only when they won the CL:)..thats when they started coming into the world spotlight..success was a key that spurred them..but sadly..their manager n key players left immediately pushing them back into darkness..
Liverpool has history..but their fan base grew immensely after their 2005 CL triumph..again success was a catalyst..liverpool dont play beautiful right:)
And united played this very beautiful football only last season..2003-04-05-06..they didnt play all that beautiful..yes some of the seasons before 2003 they played beautiful as well..
Fans follow winners all the time..they may or may not play beautiful..
well simple question..why does chelsea have so many fans inspite of the ugly football??:)..Bcos Chelsea are winners…similarly all winners have fans irrspective of how they win..
so maybe some percentage of the united, barca, arsenal, real fans etc would have become fans because of the beautiful football…i dont say no..
but can u say that 100% of Real, united, barca n arsenl fans are fans only bcos of beautiful football..no its ALSO beacuse they are winners..do u think these teams would have had such a fan base if they never won any titles?:)..NO
N wats wrong with having best of both worlds..???:)
CHELSEA cant have best of both worlds..bcos the present squad of 27 are fighters…not magicians..
We are already a great club..we are a household name..we have to keep winning..n the greatness increases..titles…money..fans..everything fall into place on their own..Winning titles is the key..everything else will follow on its own
footballguy..if u say chelsea must play like all ur favourite teams..then we need a total revamping of the squad..Jose, lampard, sidwell, essien, maka..lots of players will have to go..n we have to bring in a new manager, a new set of players..thats a total revamp of Chelsea:)
do u think united can beautiful without giggs n ronaldo??:)..no..they cant
can barca play baeutiful without Ronaldinho, eto, deco, messi n henry..no
thsose teams have the guys to do the job..chelsea doesnt:)..or Roman has to revamp the entire squad..bring in more flair..throw out the grind:)
to each his own..i’m satisfied with a hard working chelsea..u want a beautiful chelsea..the present squad will find it difficult to be both solid n beautiful..
who knows..maybe jose will work some magic of his own n we could get the see the chelsea Footballguy wants to see..If that happens..wonderful..it would please me as a chelsea fan..what if it doesnt hppen n we return to grinding out results..i’d still love chelsea..:)
u probably r right as u wouldd know a thing or 2 about bcoming a fan. GLORYHUNTING i mean.
just saw ur intro fing. u only bcam a chelasea fan in 2004 n cos u wer a manutd hater. tut tut tut, im dissapointed
ur a typical chelsea fan, cam out from nowhere only whn success came.
therfore cannot tell the difference between a good team and exceptional team who win with BEAUTIFUL football. ie the MAN UTD& BARCA& ARSENAL’s of the worlds.
satisfied with boring football ,typical.! bcom hypnotised by tht nonsense u r fed my mourinhio and Terry, about havin players who are only “fighter” and NOT WORLD BEATERS.
as a MAN UTD FAN frm whn i was knee high, (an not just a gloryhunter) im gutted, fought i was havin a good discussion with a TRU club fan, nt just some1 who jumps on the bandwagon. thts wht this site appears 2 b
neways thts a typical Chelsea fan 4 u, satisfied with MEDIEOCRATY.
ps CHELSEA A GREAT CLUB?.???. u wish. mayb WHN PIGS FLY, or TERRY GETS SOME TECHNIQUE.
NEVA GONNA B AT MAN UTD LEVEL.
ps, whts this about “YOUR2 trophy. NINE PREMIERSHIP tophys suggest it is OUR (MAN UTD’S) TROPHY.
AND YES WE GOT OUR TROPHY BAC, AND WILL KEEP IT
Hey you above me !
Keep it ( the trophy ) shined for us , No time yet , but will retaliate soon
Yours truly
RomanHoliday
BTW why do come over here ?
Footballguy, you will never agree with anything we say on this blog, because you’re a Man U fan… You told me several times to look at things not as a Chelsea fan but as a fan. Hoe hypocritical, you don’t look at anything you said as just a fan, but as a Man U fan. Now stop wasting our time, we’ll never agree with you, you’ll never agree with us.
And by the way, TrueBlueInd made much more sense than you in that debate… If you don’t win, you don’t get fans. I have not met too many Roma fans although they’re entertaining as any team out there. That’s because they don’t win often. Winning is key, not flair. If you can do it with both, then good on you. But Chelsea at the moment doesn’t have the players to accomplish such a thing, and there aren’t too many magicians on the market, I’m sure you’d agree. We tried to get Pato but he sadly went to AC Milan, and Drenthe looks to be heading Real’s way… So you can’t say we are not trying to get such players. It’s just not happened yet, but soon will.
Go watch your Man U team win with beautiful football, and we’ll watch our good old “boring” Chelsea team get in their way.
My Intro says i’m a man untd hater???????…i dont remember writing anything like that…i said i was an arsenal fan n started supporting chelsea in 2003..i noticed chelsea because of all the hype when roman took over in 2003..n i just started loving chelsea more than arsenal..
n by the way..arsenal already much more successful than successful by 2003:)..n chelsea didnt win anything in 2003-04..so i’m not exactly a glory hunter as u said:)..
but yes i wouldnt follow chelsea religiously if they never won..Thats basic human psychology pal..i’m not a home grown chelsea fan:)..i wasnt born n brought up in london:)..i’m an Indian miles away in the UAE who gets to see chelsea just on TV..
n i dont think theres anything wrong with new fans jumping onto the bandwagon..thats the aim of every club..to make more fans jump onto the bandwagon..n to keep them there:)..n the way to keep them..by winning..:)
players want to win..the fans like winners..Tv coverage, money..everything is the right of winners..N if u tell all Man utd fans are passionate people born in brought up in the red half of manchester..n all foreign fans fell in love with united bcos of their beautiful football..united fans dont care if they win..united fans will support united forever even if they dont win…then all i can say is wow..united has some really wonderful fans..:)
maybe ur a passionate man utd fan since u were knee high:)..but united were already a successful team when u were knee high:)..
n there are millions of chelsea fans who have been following chelsea for over 20 years or more..not because chelsea were winning everything..(bcos they werent)..n not bcos chelsea were playing like GODS:)..simply because of their love n passion for chelsea..so we have some great fans as well:)
All the best to ur team UNITED..u have a great team n manager..we have a great TEAM n manger as well..
may the best team win:)
So football guy is a Manure fan? No wonder. How many of us remember the CL finals in 99 between Manure and Bayern? The match saw bayern playing all the beautiful classy football all night. Manure was absolute crap and won in the two minutes purely on lady luck (which happens in football, to be fair.) But the point is that, Bayern di not win more fans that night. United became Legend that year because they won the treble even though they were crap that night. Beautiful football my foot!
I remember the 1990 world cup tourney in Italy. The team that played the most beautiful, silky, romantic football was Columbia. How many fans do they have worlwide? hardly any. Why? They did not win.
So what is all this nonsense about beautiful football? Football is a highly competitive sport not some exhibition sport. Besides, where was the beautiful football of Manure in 2005 and 2006 when Chelsea was terrorising the whole EPL?
Besides, what is the definition of beautiful anyway? Winning is the most beautiful thing in the world. I love the Azzuris(Blues) with as much passion (if not greater one) as i do chelsea. I remember how in Euro Finals in 2000, between Italy and France, the azurris, (True Blues) completely outplayed Les Bleus (Fake Blues) playing some of the most sublime and exquisite footfall. Inspite of that, France like Manure in 99, got a lucky break in injury time and won that match. France won many more fans all over the world- for winning though they were outclassed that night.
Point- Winning is the real deal.
mourofame, trubluelnd, adonis.
u all made resonable point, which i could easily refute. BUT i REFUSE to contuniue debating with you as i DONT class u as REAL CHELSEA/FOOTBALL FANS. even the creator’s only been a fan 4 2 years. TYPICAL!!!!!!!!!
hop ther r other tru fans on here. holla at me if u REAL.
Hahaha, footballguy… I’m so shattered by you shunning us, please don’t!! Please debate with us from you eternal wisdom. Real fans?? What makes a real fan?? I’ve been a fan of the same basketball team for 7 years, ever since I started watching basketball. I’ve been a fan of the same national team since ’94, the first world cup I ever saw, and I’ve been a fan of Chelsea ever since I could follow domestic cup football. My basketball team hasn’t won any championships and has been a flop in the playoffs on several occasions, my national team hasn’t won a thing yet, but Chelsea’s won a lot. We don’t love Chelsea the same way you love Man U, we love various aspects of football, of players, etc. But who are you to tell us we’re not real fans?? I can care less if Chelsea wins a thing. In fact, it was very devastating when they DIDN’T win the two trophies all the fans want them to win, but I still support my team and more. What, you have to follow a team 78 years to be a real fan? Sadly, I’m not that old. I missed the days of Zola in his prime, but I read and see videos and things, and I’ve fallen in love with Chelsea and the history and everything. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still learning, with this blog helping out, but not all of us were born in West London, and not all of us could watch English football growing up. We’re as real fans as you. Stop the insults because they’re complete foolishness.
ADONIS, u r right tht was a low blow. but bro, stop talkin bout basketball, nt a real sport.lol + we r talkin bout football.
but in all truth its just banter, n i was shocked all da fans only bcam fans afta 2004 or so.. but as a football fan(as u call uslf)
u hav 2 realise man utd r the team 2 beat n their football lyk arsenal + barca is to b admired. ne purist would tell u the same
my point is chelsea will never obtin such status with the style of football played,and the arrogance exerted by fans, manager and players alike.
for example sayin the premiership is “YOUR” trophy. nonsense& only a DISSLUSIONED club can do tht
My friend footballguy, I agree that to achieve the legendary level, Chelsea have to keep winning for a long time. It’s not an overnight thing. But at the moment we don’t have the players that can play beautiful. And at the moment our number one goal’s to win, not to play beautiful. Arsenal after that perfect season, Manchester after all their heroics over the years, Liverpool with a good history… They all can play beautiful (Liverpool doesn’t take advantage of that because like us THEY DON’T HAVE THE PLAYERS!) Right now, we’re playing to win. We play to our strengths: unity, defense, toughness, giving 100%, 100% of the time, never-say-die attitude, heart and guts, all of these things are what make Chelsea strong, and sometimes unbeatable. We don’t have a Kaka, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, or Riquelme. We can’t play like everyone wants us to effectively. And at the moment, frankly, it’s not our main focus. If this keeps going for 10, 20, 50 years, that’s unacceptable. But at the moment, it’s not.
We have such belief in our team, we think they should win the title. We feel the trophy belongs to us. What’s wrong with that?
Stop being so impatient with Chelsea and even ignorant and arrogant enough to say that they must play a certain way. I never tell you that Giggs should play central defender because that’s not his strength. And Van Der Sar shouldn’t be your forward. In the same way, at the moment Chelsea can’t play like Barca, Arsenal, or Manchester United. It’s not their strength. So stop telling them they should do it!!
And who told Football Guy, there is something wrong in having recent supporters join a team? What is Manure doing wooing new fans in Asia? What is the whole point of getting a larger fan base? Why do you thnk teams like Madrid want to attract Galacticos so they can help them expand their fan base. I started following Chelsea when the Italian contigent started arriving in england through the instrumentality of Gullit (the AC Milan legend). all that time Chelsea were not title winners but I did not stop supporting the team. So what are you on about?
i really want ronaldo from brazil to play from epl and chelsea would be the fine destiny for him
We have got to be sharper in front of goal.It was so frustrating to see us lose so well to Aston Villa.I hope Mourinho stats to play more of Joe Cole,because we need plays that can play beautiful football.
I do not think Belletti was a perfect solution to the probs with the RFB.
Sheva should knw he has a contr. with Chelsea and at the Moment,we are still very much in love with his football,and real hunger to see him do does tricks that he is known.
Ronnie will be a good option for a beautiful football at Chelsea,but if he is not ready to join the Blues then he will remain far from the Sky.
We have no other Team,than Chelsea,lets give all support even in time of controversies and treasures.
Love for Y’all
Blues 4life.
Zynelly