And here we go again. The search resumes. Honestly, it’s
getting kinda boring! Roman, pick someone and bloody stick with him! He’s like
the George Clooney of football, except Russian and ridiculously rich. Wait isn’t
George… Never mind. Where to start, I
suppose at the beginning is a good place.
J
Roman Abramovich took over Chelsea in 2003, immediately funding huge commercial
efforts to make The Blues a world-wide brand similar to Manchester United and
Real Madrid. With great success in the first season, Abramovich hired the
self-proclaimed “Special One” (Jose Mourinho) after he led Porto to a surprise Champions
League win. Mourinho had great success and the rest is history. Now this is
where it gets interesting... Having one of the best coaches around under his
employment, Abramovich decided to hire Avram Grant to his board, as a Director
of Football. This, accompanied with the purchase of Andriy Shevchenko
(apparently against Mourinho’s discretion), was the beginning of the end for Chelsea.
That’s a lie. They’re still a great club with a rich past and slightly promising
future, but it was the end of any consistency they’d see for a long time.
Abramovich was trying to control the way Mourinho coached his side, and let me
tell you, as a coach, there is nothing more restraining than an owner trying to
tell you how to do your job. So in September of 2007 Mourinho had enough and
left the club. It’s not like he was the most successful manager in Chelsea
history or anything, or that he had won six trophies in 3 years. No, that wasn’t
enough for Abramovich; he needed more, and he’s yet to find it. So, with hiring
and firing seven managers since the Special One left, none of which have come
close to achieving what Mourinho did, Abramovich is probably wondering where it
all went wrong. Fast track to 2012, Andre Villas Boas has just been sacked,
Chelsea are a mess and have no three, two or even one year plan. Where now?
Back to Mourinho? I doubt it. My spidey senses tell me that he wouldn’t make
the same mistake twice. No, the real problem is Ambramovich. He needs to sit
down, shut-up and pay the bloody bills! Chelsea will sink to the sad depths of
obscurity of he doesn’t. Hire David Moyes (Everton) and let him completely
revamp the system there. Imagine what he could do with some actual money! What
he has done, and is continuing to do at Everton is amazing. He has an eye for
talent that could rival Sir Alex (see Wayne Rooney) and he’s made a team out of
almost nothing. GOD! Just do it already! Or somebody just put some bloody faith
in them! You cannot build a team at that level, or any other level for that
matter, on one year. AVB said at the beginning that it would take three years,
and he was right! It takes some time! My excessively opinionated and talented
younger brother believes that Abramovich should just hire himself for the job
of manager at Chelsea. It’s not a bad idea actually. When you think about it,
at least they’d have some consistency.
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