Chelsea Fan Wonders… Was Ferguson Right All Along?

Sir Alex Ferguson wondered how much improvement we’d see from this current group of Chelsea players, considering the majority of the team had already hit the peak of their careers. His comments were exaggerated in the press, leading to criticism from Ron Harris and John Terry , before Ferguson put a ban on interviews with the papers. A few months in to the season, just how right was Ferguson in his analysis of Chelsea? Worryingly so, claims this Chelsea fan. We’ve all heard the spiel by now – Luiz Felipe Scolari won’t be given any money for players in January – but whether or not Roman sticks to that if the current squad continues with its current form remains to be seen. The suggestion at the minute seems to be that if Scolari insists on bringing in new recruits, he’ll have to fund it by selling off some of what he’s already got. Did Scolari know all this before he agreed to manage Chelsea, or is this penny-pinching as much of a surprise to him as it is to some of us? I ... (link)