No offence to Avram Grant but the man is clueless; he is not Chelsea’s long term replacement for the ever-charismatic Jose Mourinho nor is he a football man. (he didn’t even possess the right badges/qualifications)

 

However considering the lack of passion, knowledge and love for the game Grant exudes, Chelsea seem to be functioning as normal, grinding out result, scrappy football, stubborn defense but they  continue to play absolutely god-awful football.

 

Their defensive, long ball congested footballing style have attracted some critics but I feel sorry for those Chelsea season ticket holders who fork out hundreds of pounds to watch League 2 style football.

 

Considering how much Roman has spent, surely he wants attractive attacking football being showcased too.

 

Damn right he does.

 

(Exit Grant)

 

It’s not pretty on the eye but its effective and that is exactly what Mourinho installed into his team of players, a very clever media man, the “special one” always deflected attention away from his team and took on the spotlight. (Not that he minded of course)

 

The man was a winner and he made his players winners which is why Chelsea are still in the title race and are in their Third Champions League Semi Finals in as many years.

 

Mourinho still has his paws on Grants “side” with almost the exact same team he bought in Grants first eleven but the former Israeli Manager does not appear to have an influence over his team whatsoever.

 

I suspect that this summer, that Roman Abramovich will start shopping for a new manager as opposed to new players.