Football as they say, is a funny old game. On the opening day of the Premier League season Manchester United made Chelsea look stupid, running out 4-0 winners in a ruthless display of counter-attacking mastery. That day, Frank Lampard was made to realise that the road ahead may prove difficult, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have felt delighted that he’d got the chance to wipe the slate clean following an alarming end to last season. Yet after Chelsea’s last-gasp winner at Ajax on Wednesday evening, the stark contrast between the sides is almost impossible to ignore. The Blues have won six matches on the spin, with their young academy graduates at the core of that success and supporters now have a team they can be proud of again. Chelsea have their identity back, the confidence is oozing through their veins and at the full-time whistle, the signs of togetherness and continuity were there for all to see. It was Lampard’s Parc des Princes moment that Solskjaer enjoyed in March, when United sealed a memorable comeback against Paris Saint-Germain. Albeit, that was a win of much bigger magnitude but nonetheless, this felt like a hallmark night which demonstrated that everything has… Read full this story
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