10 Players Who Probably Regret Joining Chelsea
Players who wish that they hadn’t been lured by the Abramovich regime, for the sake of their own careers.
There is no room for sentiment at Stamford Bridge. With the ruthless Roman Abramovich splurging endless amounts of cash into fine-tuning his star-studded squad, there always exists a pressure for instant success. With managers hired and fired at the drop of a hat, an players deemed disposable following a couple of shoddy displays, the blue half of London has become something of a pressure cooker in recent years.
Chelsea has often been touted as the graveyard for talent. While a number of players have flourished under the stewardship of Ancelotti, Mourinho et al, there is no denying that there is a stream of players who wish they had never set foot inside the walls of Stamford Bridge. With the strikers curse hoping to be lifted by Diego Costa, there have been a number of players over the last number of years who have wilted in Didier Drogbas looming shadow.
Since the Russian oligarch assumed the reigns of control in 2003, transforming the debt-ridden club, he has purchased some of the finest talents the continent has been privy to in recent years. For every superstar that flourishes under the increased stress and pressure, two are tossed to the wayside, with multi-million pound signings deemed not good enough.
Careers have stalled at Chelsea, and potential has remained unfulfilled, as the constant wave of uncertainty has threatened to strangle the life out of the club with each passing year. Some have even devised escape routes from their nightmarish ordeals after only a few short months, willing to waive the increased salaries in order to salvage their quickly evaporating careers. Vilified in the press and lynched by certain sections of the support, Chelsea is most certainly an instant-success type of club these days.
Take a look at our picks who will wish that they hadnt been lured by the Abramovich regime, for the sake of their own careers.