Sterling Silva said:
I'm in, but is it ok if i still feel very optimistic for the future? whether the trophies come this year or in the next 3 years, whenever'll do me.
I'm also optimistic, but not necessarily for this season. I'm realistic about the fact we could finish outside the top four again this season, are we really any better than any of last seasons top 4? Forget how much money we've spent, player for player, are we any better? (Terry, Vidic, Vermaalen, Dawson, Kompany; ACole, Evra, Cliche, Essou-Ekoto, Kolorov; Essien, Fetcher, Song, Huddleston, de Jong; Lampard, Scholes, Fabregas, Modric, Silva; Malouda, Nani, Walcott, Bale, AJohnson; Drogba, Rooney, van Persie, Defoe, Tevez - Pretty much all great players, all game winners or savers, all very similar for me. I'd say Chelsea have that power about them that helps them beat the likes of Stoke and Wolves, but other than that you could toss a coin on who will finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th). And if we do finish 5th it won't deter me!
I keep saying 2013 is when we should be judged, everything up to that point is a development! Many may say "we don't have that long to wait, we need Champions Lg NOW" but it just doesn't work like that, there isn't going to be a parting in the waves just because we have spent a load of money. It's still just 11 v 11 every week and it's not like wee signed CRonaldo, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Eto'o or anyone like Zidane, Maradonna or Cruyff; we've got young (Silva, Milner, Boateng, Balotelli) and not exactly first rate (Adebayor, Kolo, AJohnson) lads. I don't expect us to be the real deal for a few years because we won't just automatically hit form and brush aside all around us!
