Chelsea were still [oops] poor in the league when Di Matteo was there. Good in the cups, when they parked the bus, but same old sh*t in the league, they wouldn't have qualified for CL, had they not won the thing!
They've spent the money, but there is no guarantee of the rewards, just look at us last season.
Hazard was a great player in France, but will he be a great player from the of in England? Serious doubts IMO
We'll see.......
Sure, but whereas we spent money on Henderson, Downing and Adam, Chelsea have spent the money on the best young player in Ligue 1, the best young player in the Brasilerao, and one of the best young players in the Bundesliga. The Premier League is not really the massive step up it used to be. For some it will be, of course. There will always be players like Chamakh. But we've seen players from France (Cabaye) and Germany (Cisse, Ba) and even Holland (Tiote) come in and excel recently. I would be genuinely surprised if Hazard turns out to be a flop. He'd better not - he's on my fantasy team!
