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Grant HAS to Pass This Test
By Since 66 March 22 2008
As every Chelsea fan knows since Avram Grant took over from 'The Special One' he has failed his tests in the big games. The games away to Arsenal lost 0-1, 4-4 against Aston Villa at home, Liverpool 0-0 at home, Barnsley away lost 0-1, Tottenham in the Carling Cup Final lost 1-2 and Tottenham in the League drew 4-4 after Chelsea led THREE times at 1-0, 3-1 and 4-3 were BIG BIG failures.

As for the Arsenal game, which forms the part of Super Grand Slam Sunday, I am not expecting anything any different.

When you have supported a club for as long as I have you take the disappointments as easily as you take the success. For the best part of my life as a Chelsea fan, disappointments have been a fact of life until the recent years - two Premiership titles, two League cups, FA Cup, Champions League semi-finalists and in the early days of my supporting life we had FA Cup, European Cup Winners Cup and League Cup success and that was it.

The rest of the time was left to either avoiding relegation or getting relegated during the next twenty years from the old First Division to Division Two.

During the 90s we had more FA Cup, League and European success under Gullit and Vialli and then till Mourinho arrived, nothing.

Since 'The Special One' left I have been truly indifferent about the appointment of Avram Grant and when he was appointed as coach I said to various people and sources that it would be a 'miracle' if Chelsea won any silverware this season - and I still stand by that.

After being knocked out of the FA Cup and losing the Carling Cup final there only remains the Premiership and the Champions League - fortune favours the brave they say - getting Fenerbache in the last eight give us a real Champions League chance.

As for the Premiership, any other result than a win against Arsenal, unless Liverpool 'do the job' at Man Utd will see us without the title for the 2nd successive season - as we waited 50 years for our first I doubt another year will worry the 'Prawn Sandwich Brigade' too much.

Speaking of the 'Prawn Sandwich Brigade,' Chelsea will be introducing new flags during the pre-match build-up to help to continue generate atmosphere in what is a pivotal game in Chelsea's and Avram Grant's season. The new flags will be position at each corner of the ground and along the touchline and there will be three new designs.

I am hoping 'The Liquidator' gets played at the right time so when the teams walk out of the tunnel, the first burst of 'CHELSEA' sends the 'COME ON' message to the Blue and sends fear through the Red.

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Re: Grant HAS to Pass This Test
Posted by: dixon9 (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:03:22:21:16:18

Quite right, Grant MUST past this test in order to demonstrate that he might, just might, have the minerals for this job. I doubt that he has and I´ll be very pleasantly surprised if we get anything more than a draw out of this. The problem is if there is a change in the match and he has to react tactically.

Of course, under Mourinho, we could relax against Arsenal given that Wenger NEVER EVER got the better of Mourinho. Now, things are different.

One thing for sure is that we are due some payback for this game given that Wiley practically gave the Woolwich the points at the Camel Dome on a platter even though we had an undestrength team. Both Adebayor and Eboue should have gone in the first half if Mikel´s tackle at Old Trafford is anything to go by and then he failed to spot Gallas´s push on Tal Haim (who had come on for the knobbled by Eboue Terry!).

We need Clattenburg to be strong tomorrow and not give in to media pressure.




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“It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it" P Kenyon.



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