William Gallas had a fallout with Mr .Mourinho and during the much publicized purchase of Ashley Cole, Gallas was offered in exchange as an icing on the cake.
Mourinho might have thought that Gallas did not do much but since he left, Cole has not yet quite filled his shoes. On the other hand Gallas is doing much more as a left back than Arsene Wenger might have ever dreamt of.
When rumors of Andriy Shevchenko's move to Chelsea reached the press, everyone including Chelsea's fans were thrilled at the thought of Andriy and Drogba teaming up. This dream just… well, just stayed a dream because we have seen nothing yet. Drogba and Shevchenko flow together the way water and fire would.
Even though this happened I myself thought the former European footballer of the year might just pull it off without Drogba but he has not adapted to the lightning quick pace of English football. We may just have to wait for a season or two before he finally clicks (I don’t think he is quite in a hurry to leave if you consider he is being paid 120,000 pounds per week).
Michael Ballack left his beloved homeland of Germany (also for the price of 120,000 pounds per week) for England to use his experience as a midfielder to help Frank Lampard in the Chelsea midfield. This seemed like another duo that would have greatly prospered together considering their talent and exposure but they just have not clicked yet. Just like Shevchenko, Ballack has also been slow to learn the English style of playing (is it something to do with their hefty wages?). For your information Ballack has already been sent off once.
The only people who seem to be consistent are the Africans who play for Chelsea. Didier Drogba has never fallen short of goals, Michael Essien is doing a good job filling in for John Terry, the young talents of Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel seem to be growing in stature day by day and not to forget the good job done by the Frenchman Claude Makelele.
PS: Have you noticed of late how Abromavich doesn't seem as happy as he seemed before when Chelsea were winning every game? There have even been disturbing rumors that this is Mourinho's last season at Stamford Bridge.
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I'd like to hear your view about whether you think Chelsea has a lot to achieve in terms of team chemistry, given that the management basically imports top players for each position instead of having the team grow organically. Even though they have won two titles already, can this lead to their demise?
This is a very good question Mchokozi, and it has been lingering in people's minds for a long time now. I believe that the telltale signs have already started showing that all is not well inside the Chelsea camp.
Yes, Chelsea has a lot to achieve in team chemistry but I strongly believe it won't be achieved at all since all the big names inside Chelsea have swollen egos, including their manager. You just can't build a great car by getting all the best parts from different and successful cars. You have to start from scratch and work your car into a success with the right chemistry between the parts.
In Mourinho's first season at Chelsea, he won the English Premiership because he found a team that had already clicked and he brought in a few unknowns into the team but in the next season, he started bringing in new and big names into the club and thus he neglected the rightful players for players with big names.
That is the reason why a lot of players like Damien Duff and Gudhjonsev,to name but a few, left the club. Ever since Mourinho won his first English title, he has been planning his own demise. In the first two seasons of Jose's arrival, they led the table from start to finish but now they are chasing Man U. Surely this is a sign for all you unbelievers to see what I'm saying is true.
Thank you Mchokozi for your visit. I do hope that you'll return. Feel free to leave comments about the blog and what you would like to see included or covered in future.
McCoy.
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