Adios, Mourinho!

And finally it happened. José Mourinho has left Chelsea Football Club for good. I guess everyone was waiting for that to happen after the much talked about fall-out between him and the Russian billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich. It's just hard to believe that the Russian had issues with the best thing that happened to Chelsea for a long time. And I now have a sense of déjà vu.
At the end of the 2003-2004 season, Claudio Ranieri said at the end of the season, after they qualified for the Champions League, that it was party time. Just a year after the take-over and he had players and money to spend and a chance to get Chelsea back on track. But the Russian had bigger things on his mind. Getting into the Champions League was not the only thing in his mind. He wanted to displace Manchester United and Arsenal from the top spot in English Football. He wanted to win it all. And when Ranieri couldn't satisfy his requirements (remember, 1 year with a new team), we said goodbye to him and in stepped José, fresh from the Champions League trophy that followed the UEFA Cup trophy the previous year.
So, Roman thought that he could do the same at Chelsea. Gave him the money to buy the best players, create the Invincibles and go for glory. Get him the Premiership, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Champions League. He wanted to conquer the continent. But he forgot that José is no wizard. He may be arrogant he may have the biggest attitude or even the best team, it's still a long shot to win it all. And that's what happened.
But not before he pulled down United and Arsenal from the top and made it his own ground. He won the Premiership, but couldn't make it to the Champions League and the FA Cup. Losing twice to Liverpool in the semis and that led to a fight. Buying Scheva just because Roman likes him was something José wasn't too happy about. Buying Ballack and then him not firing was bad. And to top it, losing out to United in the run for the Premiership, and he lost his place in the Russians heart.
I have no idea what Roman wants. He seems so desperate for the Champions League, he can fire one of the best managers in the world. I believe he should have given José some time and some space. Bringing in people and letting them involve themselves in the teams decisions wasn't actually a wise choice. Inow believe it's downhill from here for a while. And they meet the biggest challenge of the season yet when they go to Old Trafford on Sunday. If you ask me, it'll be fun watching Stamford Bridge fall down.