Chapter 309
If there is one team that has attracted the most attention in the Premier League this season, it is undoubtedly this Chelsea team.
Despite Arsenal's invincibility in the Premier League this season, there is undoubtedly much more to Chelsea, a team that has risen to the top of the Premier League thanks to the acquisition of Russian billionaire Abu.
After all, for England fans, who have long been accustomed to Arsenal's strong performance in the Premier League in recent years, Chelsea's sudden emergence of a new element will undoubtedly attract more attention.
At the beginning of the Premier League season, Chelsea's London team, which was built with a strong capital in just one summer transfer window, became the focus of attention in England and even in Europe.
There is no other reason than that Chelsea are so different.
For world football, although the process of commercialization of professional football has been going on for many years, this is the first time they have seen the power of the extensive growth model brought by capital. For the first time, they realized that football could still be played like this, and as long as there was enough money, the previous football business model that took years and long to build a strong team could be completely eliminated.
Although the first person to play this kind of golden dollar football is not Chelsea, but in recent years, under Florentino's "one superstar a year" strategy, the world's most successful Real Madrid can be called the most successful football commercial development, but compared with Real Madrid, the world's top giants with a deep heritage and a long history, the shock and pinnacle brought by Chelsea, which was originally just an ordinary Premier League team, is undoubtedly stronger.
But it is precisely because of this that Chelsea have undoubtedly faced more controversy and doubt.
People may be able to ignore Real Madrid's golden dollar policy, which is already the world's top giants, no matter how much money is burned, from a competitive point of view, there will not be much room for growth, because no matter how much it can't subvert the existing football rules in world football, Real Madrid is still that Real Madrid after all.
But Chelsea is different, no matter what people think of the current Chelsea team, they have to admit that in Chelsea's operating model, they see the possibility of capital cultivating a giant club in a short period of time.
The "short time" here may take at least 5 or even 10 years, but this is enough to be subversive for today's world football.
You must know which of the top European giants did not take shape after nearly half a century of continuous development after World War II, and the time gap between the two has reached a terrifying 5 times, 10 times, or even more. How can this kind of data comparison with a huge gap not attract everyone's attention.
This kind of disruptive impact may not have had much impact in other major European leagues, but it is different in England and the Premier League, and this is where you can experience it firsthand.
England and the Premier League were unmistakably hostile to Chelsea's rising force this season. Due to Chelsea's aggressive buying spree, which led to a collective increase in the value of players in the summer window, no team welcomed the Abu Lub Golden Dollar.
The somewhat dejorative term "mercenary" was put on this Chelsea team at that time.
In the Premier League, the biggest threat from Chelsea's golden football offensive is undoubtedly the original Premier League duo Manchester United and Arsenal.
Regardless of the criticism of Chelsea's golden dollar policy, Ferguson and Arsene Wenger both see in this Chelsea the possibility of their team's hegemony in the Premier League being subverted.
The main reason is also very simple and crude, and that is that Chelsea have spent more on transfers in one summer transfer window than the two giants have invested in recent years combined.
Although it is not uncommon for them to see a money-burning strategy in the former Leeds United and Bates-controlled Chelsea, it is the first time they have seen a Chelsea team that burns money as if it were money.
Leeds United and Bates' Chelsea will burn themselves to the ground, and even burn down the entire club, but in this Chelsea team, Ferguson and Wenger do not see such a possibility. Just looking at the statistics of all the net worth of Abu reported by the English media, the two old coaches are desperate for their subordinates.
It can be said that before the season even began, the old rivals felt the huge pressure from Chelsea.
It is precisely for this reason that before the start of this season, until now, the two old rivals of Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger will rarely join forces in the media to fire on this Chelsea team, and use the current general opinion and voice of world football such as "money alone does not bring wins and championships" to set off mainstream public opinion on Chelsea.
In the beginning, they may have hoped that a strong squad and a freshly baked Chelsea would begin to collapse under the pressure of public opinion.
But as the season progressed, under the leadership of veteran Italian coach Claudio Ranieri, the Chelsea team put on a convincing performance, which dismantled the attempts of Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger and officially established themselves in English football.
Although the Chelsea side are doomed to a four-big win this season, they have already impressed English football with their impressive performances.
Chelsea supporters, who publicly protested against Abou when he announced his takeover, are now loyal fans of the new Chelsea team and are grateful for his big investment in Chelsea.
The reason for such a dramatic change is simple, they see in Abou's Chelsea side the hope of rising to glory.
For fans, such a reason is enough to crush all the reasons for opposition, and it is very realistic and real.
They overtook Manchester United in second place in the Premier League standings, and beat Arsenal to reach the last four of the Champions League in the Champions League, and although they eventually fell to Monaco, it did not hinder the historic achievements of this Chelsea team, and these two points alone were enough for this Chelsea side to win the hero's cheers of all Chelsea fans.
As the saying goes, the butt decides the head, and when Chelsea are in a different position and have enough confidence to attack Chelsea and Arsenal, the attitude of Chelsea fans towards Manchester United and Arsenal has naturally changed very significantly.
This point was very clearly felt by Li Lei at the entrance ceremony of this game.
"Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! ......”
In the cheers of the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford, the cheers of the small group of Chelsea fans who came to the scene were not clear, but to Li Lei, it was particularly harsh!
The powerful pride, pride, and intense hostility in this cheer was all too obvious. Under the cover of the cheers of Manchester United fans, this meaning was not erased, but in Li Lei's ears, there was a feeling that it was more and more obvious and intense.
Interesting!
At this moment, the battle intent in Li Lei's heart was completely boiling!
He knows very well what kind of team there is, what kind of fans there is, so this Chelsea team is definitely a real rival.
As for the strong enemy, Li Lei's attitude has always been eagerly looking forward to and welcoming it.
At this time, his eyes were burning, as if a fire was burning in it!
It's hot!!
Mars Splash !!