Of course, this is only ever going to be a speculative piece, but is it just me who is feeling that today's loss marks the start of Chelsea's terminal decline?
If Chelsea, a loss-making club, finish 5th this season, sack their manager (with compensation) and undertake this "clearout", they face one of two obvious problems, both of which they can't avoid:
(1) Failing to attract title-winning talent
(2) Meeting FFP regulations (in which case they would succumb to (1) too)
Then there's the chance that Abramovich will get bored. It's looking like the stage is set for Mourinho's return - but even that is now in doubt after it emerged that he apparently had no intentions to re-sign when talking to staff in a Portuguese restaurant.
What is to be done?
The Decline of Chelsea
posted on 3/3/12
@ Obers. Well considering the constant warnings about United's permanent decline, it's quite refreshing to discuss the real decline of a rival!!
posted on 3/3/12
How on earth are united fans being bitter? Bitterness implies jealousy and feeling wronged. That does not apply at all to our reaction to the mess Chelsea are in right now. The word you were looking for is "pity" I feel.
posted on 3/3/12
The problem at Chelsea is that there seems to be no long term plan / strategy. Don't seem to bring in young players and develop them, but simply try to buy the best out there, often at inflated prices. This is not simply hindsight, but £50 million for Torres was as ludicrous as £35 million for Carroll. Yes, Torres was a proven player, but he has been off the boil for a while now, with Anelka and Drogba still doing a good job, along with Sturridge, perhaps a young striker is what was required. Chelsea need to go under some major transition, but I just wonder how much patience Abramovich has for that.
posted on 3/3/12
Which is why I said I wouldn't expect it from United fans. It doesn't make sense why you are being so bitter
posted on 3/3/12
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posted on 4/3/12
4 things that led to our decline 1. The sacking of wilkins led to 2. The purchase of Torres and this led to 3. The sacking of Carlo and then 4. The purchase of Avb. Torres continued poor performance led to friction from the benched players and this led to 5. The banning of Anelka and Alex.
posted on 4/3/12
So decline = banning of Anelka and Alex?
Or did you mean 5 things....?
posted on 4/3/12
I guess I meant 5 things
posted on 4/3/12
Chelsea Dagger, is that you?
posted on 4/3/12
No.