Roman Abramovich
The Russian billionaire who owns Chelsea FC, Roman Abramovich is the real-life incarnation of many a fan’s fantasies. The problems with such dreams is that you never quite get what you want, and right now Chelsea are not exactly a dream club.
Roman has the funds and Chelsea is definitely a club capable of greatness, so it will be interesting to see how the Abramovich-owned Chelsea fares going forward – can’t do worse than pre-Roman Chelsea, surely.
Chelsea’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets
Chelsea resurgence under Roberto Di-Matteo has been truly impressive this season. However, he has inherited a squad whose quality and age has been questioned. Providing the Italian manager keeps the Chelsea job on a permanent basis, I’m sure he’ll make quite a few changes in summer to re-invent the team as ‘his’ side. As always…
AVB: Wrong man for a transitional time
“It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.” Those were the words of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams when addressing the IRA in 2005. They also provide a pretty accurate commentary of Andre Villas Boas’ tumultuous reign at Chelsea. The…
Chelsea fire Andre Villas Boas as Abramovich backs player power
Roman Abramovich has sacked André Villas-Boas after a string of poor results that has left Chelsea fifth in the league table. Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion left Chelsea three points behind Arsenal with 11 games to go. Villas-Boas’s assistant, Roberto Di Matteo, has been appointed the new first team coach until the end…
Ancelotti a scapegoat for much bigger problems at Chelsea
After being knocked out in the last eight of the Champions League, Chelsea have finished in second place, Carlo Ancelotti has been fired and along with an ageing side; the cracks now visible at Stamford Bridge may be a bigger than they appear. On Sunday 22nd Chelsea Football Club made an announcement that stated “Chelsea…
Did Roman Abramovich miss a trick last summer by not acquiring Raul?
The European great who now adorns the blue of Schalke has transferred his Champions League pedigree over to The Miners who are now sitting proudly in the last four of the UEFA Champions League. With Chelsea being humbled by Manchester United in the quarter-finals, they lacked a killer instinct in the final third. With Raul…
Chelsea Need A New Owner, Not A New Manager
We’ve seen it before – an owner can only take the club so far. There comes a time when his decisions become repetitive, his style stale, his actions predictable. Roman Abramovich has done admirably well in taking Chelsea from a 4th place finish (the summer he took over) to …. another 4th place finish by…
Chelsea vs Manchester United, What Might Just Happen in the Champions’ League First Leg
‘United are top of the table, but I tell you what, ‘ang on, Marcel, I tell you what, if they can get bodies in that United box and whip some balls into Drogba, Chelsea will fancy it tonight.’
Fernando Torres: The New Shevchenko?
How manager Carlo Ancelotti will re-configure his system to incorporate Torres remains to be seen, though it’s worth nothing that there will be an ominous spectre hovering over his head when it comes to bedding in his new superstar – an ominous spectre that has perhaps come to characterise Abramovich’s oil-soaked tenure in West London, the £30 million signing of Andriy Shevchenko.
The Round-Up: Didier’s Drog Days Are Over, Liverpool Ramp Up Suarez Hunt
There’s a bit of a rip-snorter doing the rounds in this morning’s gossip columns, in which Chelsea’s misfiring heavyweight Didier Drogba is the latest name being linked with the vacant striker’s position over at Real Madrid.
The Round-Up: Will Ancelotti Be Out For A Duck In January?
Having staved off Roman’s wrath for the time being with a thumping 7-0 victory over rudderless Ipswich at the weekend, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is apparently about to be handed the necessary funds to finally land AC Milan starlet Alexandre Pato before the January transfer window ebbs to a close in three weeks’ time.
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