The Curse Of The Blues: Why Money Can’t Buy Chelsea United Any Love
July 8, 2009
In life there are now three certainties: death, taxes and Chelsea football club changing their manager every summer. This year, Carlo Ancelotti takes the reins at the club after agreeing to part company with AC Milan, a team he has guided to domestic glory in the Italian league and cup, as well as the European Champions League. Guus Hiddink, who juggled the Chelsea manager’s job for half a season with his commitments as Russia’s national team coach, makes way for the Italian after Chelsea’s owner, Roman Abramovich, had to allegedly bow to pressure from Russian fans to keep the Dutchman solely in charge of running the affairs of Russia’s number one team. Cynics are saying, though, that Hiddink himself did not really want the permanent job at Chelsea, preferring the calmer...
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