Abramovich brought Chelsea nowhere
Abramovich brought Chelsea nowhere
Roman Abramovich spent more than 1 billion pounds for Chelsea since he bought the club in 2003. Well, right, 1,041,243,000 pounds if to be exact (€ 1,34 bn.). And it was only in June 2014 Yet this morning, Chelsea are in a worse condition than they were when he bought them.
Without Champions League. Without the stadium after the end of next season. With John Terry at the end of his career, with only one Englishman (30-year-old Gary Cahill) in the first team and only one professional club from school at its doorstep.
Over 30 players hire in other clubs - how many of them will break through? Rather than hoard them, they sell them. With a strange transfer activity, starting with the release of Kevin December Brun, herded in Wolfsburg for 18 million pounds in 2014 and the next year sold for 54 million pounds Manchester City.
With disgusting irresponsible buying players like Radamel Falcao, Pato, Papi Dzhilobodzhi, Philip Lewis and many others. And with a queue of players passionate towards the exit at the end of the season. Remarkable scenario club lifted the trophy of the Champions League not so long ago - in 2012
For three years their performance against Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League went from 1: 3 and 2: 0 (standings with away goals) to 1: 1 and 2: 2 (out of away goals) and after the game on Wednesday - up to 1: 2 and 1: 2 (total 2: 4). At the moment Chelsea took 10th place in the Premier League.
And if you do not count Diego Costa, they have a striker worthy of the name - a direct consequence of the appalling planning technical director Michael Emen. that seems immune to dismissal, a man to whom must stand when the bomb goes off.
The lack of reserves in the attack (and Pato and Falcao are currently considered unfit even to sit on the bench) is so disheartening that when Costa forcibly was replaced on Wednesday in its place came Bertrand Traore, 20-year-old Burkina Faso . And this against PSG at eighth-final in the Champions League.
What a difference with that club, which Abramovich bought. Then they had just qualified for the Champions League and they would reach the semifinals. The Terry made his third full season. And there were four other Englishmen perfectly balanced composition, including Frank Lampard. The future looked bright. And now?
Creeping giant black clouds huddle over the "Bridge" stadium, which will be upgraded to 500 million. Pounds (€ to 645 million.) For a period of three years, while Chelsea play rent "Wembley". But not only the stadium must undergo extensive rehabilitation program.
This is needed for gaming staff. The main issue facing the future manager Antonio Conte is where will come the next group of players at Chelsea. Without participation in the Champions League "blue" will no longer get to the big shots. Nor will they even get close to the highest possible wages.
Paul Pogba will hardly choose West London when hunting for him were left Barcelona and Manchester City. Incidentally players like Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, Oscar and Uiliyan they might be headed to Spain, Italy or France.
Worse is that the bottom is not pierced players despite the millions thrown to the creation of ultramodern training complex in Cobham, UK Beverly Hills. Against PSG this week we had to search long and hard to stare for a glimpse of this product football factory.
To stop eventually Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the last named on the bench. 20-year-old Loftus-Cheek has long been lauded as the next big thing on the "Stamford Bridge". Occasionally best writers from major newspapers are tempted to visit Cobham, where literally leave them intoxicated by brilliant potential of the next football jewels from conveyor. But where are they?
Loftus-Cheek has not yet made 3 games as a starter in the league, and the same age Lampard was already over 50. While other clubs forced Ross Barkley, John Stones, Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs, Luke Shaw, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Danny Welbeck , Rahiym Stirling, Harry Kane, Delle Ali, Eric Dyer and quite recently Cameron Bortuik-Jackson, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford, the shelf Chelsea is practically empty.
Here's what the situation will face Conte, a man with no experience in the Premier League when he came in the summer. Meanwhile in Manchester new boss Pep Guardiola will come to continue the planned City by conquering the world.
Jürgen Klopp does will make his first complete summer preseason of "Enfield", while Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham will further strengthen its composition. So the pressure to Abramovich increases. Chelsea have won 13 trophies during his stay at the club - 11 manager, but one wonders where it may fall next trophy.
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