I’ve been reading comments from fellow Blues fans about the Mata transfer leaving a bitter taste in your mouth. I couldn't agree more. O...
I’ve been reading comments from fellow Blues fans about the Mata transfer leaving a bitter taste in your mouth.
I couldn't agree more. Over the years, Abramovich has brought in various players/coaches in order to get Chelsea to play expansive, attacking football. This past season, he brought in Mourinho with the promise that Chelsea would start playing (and winning) this way, the right way. This is exactly the type of football that Juan Mata was birthed for, the very reason we bought him in the first place. And we've just sold him. To a rival.
I find it ridiculous that after years of trying to change the very ethos that Mourinho left behind in the first place, we've reversed 360 and find ourselves back in 2004: we're now back to being a tight defensive unit, and hitting the opponent on the counter-attack but with less position and excitement.
We've already won the league this way and it wasn't enjoyable. We all hear about Chelsea changing its footballing philosophy and how it's a long-term project, but here we are ten years later and we're right back to where we started. And it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
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