August 17, 2003 was the date Chelsea played their first Premier League game under Roman Abramovich.
Since then, a lot of things have changed over time with new players. and many new managers walking into the realm of Stamford Bridge
In addition, various trophies were featured on the club’s showcases: five Premier League titles, six FA Cups, three League Cups, two Champions Leagues, the UEFA Super Cup, the club. World and two Europa League titles where no other English team has been more successful than the Blues since the city’s billionaire took over.
Plus, it’s just a coincidence that before “Xia Mee” took over the management of Chelsea Club, played the last game of the 2002/03 season with a home win over Liverpool 2-1, grabbing the fourth ticket to play football. The Champions League has left the Reds fifth in the Europa League.
And then, in the opening match of the 2003/04 season, Chelsea peeped at Liverpool immediately, and invaded at Anfield with a score of 2-1 in Abramovich’s first game.
And this is the first 11 Chelsea warlords under the control of the famous billionaire who has been reluctant to sell the team after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
– Carlo Cudicini
The Italian goalkeeper was at Chelsea three years before Abramovich bought the club and despite retaining the No. But he wears the number 23 shirt.
Nonetheless, the following season he lost his place to Petr Cech but remained at the club until 2009 before joining Spurs.
Return to the Blues team again as the club’s ambassador and was an assistant to Antonio Conte in 2016 under a central role reducing tensions between the manager and the board.
Despite Conte’s sacking, Cudicini continued to play two roles under Maurizio Sarri until Frank Lampard was appointed, currently serving as Loan Technical Coach. sing the blues
– Glen Johnson
The £6m move from West Ham is the La Liga millionaire’s first signing.
The former England defender was unable to make his name at Stamford Bridge and was loaned to Portsmouth two years later before signing a permanent deal with Pompey.
Then, 14 years after his debut against Chelsea, the black star was rumored to be with Barcelona during his playing career at Stoke, but of course there was no move and in the end “GJ” did. Retired in January 2019 after being relegated by Potter, who was released at the end of the 2017/18 season.
behind the horseshoe He founded an investment company. and occasionally appears as a commentator on beIN Sports , Talk Sports and Sky Sports .
– John Terry
He was the last player to play for the club under Abramovich and left Chelsea to join Aston Villa at the end of the 2016/17 season, winning five Premier League titles in 19 years with Singha. blues
Unable to lead Lions to promotion as a player having lost the 2018 play-off final to Fulham, but returned to the club to play Dean Smith’s right-hand man.
By the end of the 2020/21 season, the 41-year-old former defender bid farewell to Villa Park and recently returned to Chelsea as academy coach.
– Marcel Desaily
Scored a goal against Liverpool at the end of the previous season and made his final appearance for Chelsea in the 2003/04 season.
The former France defender now devotes his time to charity after winning the 1998 World Cup title.
“I have a charity job. I also work in the media. And I had a simpler life as a footballer,” Desailly said in an interview in 2018.
– Wayne Bridge
Signing from Southampton for £7m, he had his best time with Chelsea that season with the winning goal as Highbury knocked out unbeaten Arsenal in the eighth. cup team Champions League
However, he was never a favorite of Jose Mourinho and moved to Manchester City, but the former England international left-back has said he doesn’t feel he has enough quality to make City pay so much for him. that size
Retired in 2014 after playing for Reading and then appeared on TV. and attend poker tournaments regularly
– Jesper Grunchar
Scored the winning goal to defeat Liverpool in the final game of last season. Plus a goal assist in the opening match of the season at Anfield as well.
The Danes star moved to the team. Birmingham, Atletico Madrid and Stuttgart briefly joined FC Copenhagen and retired in 2011, but then returned to play for A five years later. FC Grassroots Denmark’s seventh division team was formed in 2015 to allow ex-professional players who are thinking of playing football.
– Jeremy
Mourinho’s arrival drove many players away from Chelsea, but the Portuguese kept the Cameroonian for another three years on the grounds that he was an important versatile player until 2007. He then moved to the Newcastle team.
He retired with AEL in Greece in 2011 and is currently president of the Cameroon Footballers’ Union, the African Footballers’ Union and FIFPro Africa.
“I want to develop football in Africa. football lovers And it makes me wonder why our politicians don’t see this importance. Football made me where I am today,” Jeremy said in 2021.
– Juan Sebastian Veron
Neither Manchester United nor Chelsea have seen Veron’s outstanding form consistently. But he scored against Liverpool in the opening game of the season at Anfield.
And as soon as Mourinho arrived, the Argentine midfielder was immediately loaned to Inter Milan.
Returned to football for a short time after retirement by playing for Estudiantes It was the fifth round at the age of 42 in 2016, currently playing the role of the club’s president.
– Frank Lampard
It was a mainstay of the team, like Terry, who brought success to Abramovich before the goalscoring midfielder left in 2014.
After retiring in 2017, Lampard took up a job as a TV commentator before being appointed Derby manager in the summer of 2018.
He took charge of the Iron Mountain team for a year and returned to Stamford Bridge to become the Blues’ boss after Sarri.
In the first season with the club He led the team to win the trophy to play the cup. Champions League and FA Cup final, but was sacked in January 2021, with Thomas Tuchel coming in as a replacement and leading the team to the trophy. Champions League The second term was in May.
He returned to take over as manager a year later with a two-and-a-half-year contract with Everton.
– Damian Duff
He was the most expensive player in Abramovich’s first summer, having joined from Blackburn Rovers for £17 million.
He served Mourinho excellently before moving to Newcastle and followed by Fulham.
End his football career with Shamrock Rovers and begin coaching at the club. Including participating in the youth national team of Ireland as well until January 2019 Was given the position of Celtic’s reserve team before being promoted to coach the first team a month later.
Until April 2020, Duff was named assistant manager of the Ireland senior team before leaving the chair in January 2021. And then played the team manager Shelburne in the green giant league.
– Eider Goodjohnsen
Another has been trusted by Mourinho and has been controversial as one of the Premier League’s underrated strikers.
He moved to Barcelona in 2006 before playing for 11 other clubs and hanging up his boots in 2016 after 22 years at the club.
The 43-year-old previously served as Iceland’s assistant manager a year before leaving the club in November 2021.
-Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (subs)
The former Holland national team spearhead got off the bench to score the winner at Anfield, but left Stamford Bridge as soon as Mourinho took over the reins and questioned whether Chelsea had sold him quickly. Is it too much?
Handles managerial duties with teams Royal Antwerp, Burton Albion, QPR and Northampton. Until now, back to control the team Burton is the second battle.
-William Gallas (reserves)
The ex-Frenchman defender was one of a handful of players who played for three rivals Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs in London before retiring from Perth Glory in London. kangaroo city league
only not enough The former black star also moved directly to all three English clubs in the capital without any other team in between.
– Joe Cole (reserves)
Got up from the bench to make his debut with the Blues at Anfield and played well in Hiamu’s era as well as Duff.
Retired in Nov 2018 After moving to play for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American League.
Return to Chelsea, take on the role of academy coach. but retired in 2020 and is now a commentator of BT Sport
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