OWNER: Roman Abramovich
Roman interest while in Russian was Tottenham Hotspurs but when landed to London, he was interested to buy Chelsea and suddenly the deal was changed.
MANAGER: Jose Mourinho
The arrival of charismatic Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho seemed to marry well with Roman’s rubles, yet the seeds of success had been planted years, even decades before, as the Blues firmly established themselves as a strong cup-team. Only, in the noughties, they became a feared title-winning outfit.
FORMATION: 4-3-3
The most popular formation used b Jose Mourninho was 4-3-3
THE TEAM
Below is the most notorious decade squad from No. 1 keeper Petr Cech from 2004 to 2015; Defenders; Mario Melchiot (1999-2004), John Terry (1998-2017), Marcel Desailly (1998-2004) and Ashley Cole (2006-2014); Mild fielders were Claude Makelele (2003-2008), Michael Essien (2005-2014) and Frank Lampard (2001- 2014); The strikers were Gianfranco Zola (1996-2003), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (2000-2004) and Didier Drogba (2004-2012; 2014-2015)
1.) Petr Cech (2004-2015 )
2.) Mario Melchiot (1999-2004)
3.) John Terry (1998-2017)
4.) Marcel Desailly (1998-2004)
5.) Ashley Cole (2006-2014)
6.) Claude Makelele (2003-2008)
7.) Michael Essien (2005-2014)
8.) Frank Lampard (2001- 2014)
9.) Gianfranco Zola (1996-2003)
10.) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (2000-2004)
