As I said in the last
topic (Before his coaching career : Steve CLARKE), the 1997-98
season was the last one of legend Steve Clarke with Chelsea. This
season was a double glory for Chelsea. In League Cup Chelsea beat
Middlesbrough 2-0 to give new manager Gianluca Vialli his first major
trophy just weeks after being appointed and a few weeks later Chelsea
won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football versus Stuttgart. Chelsea won
the match 1–0, thanks to a Gianfranco Zola goal. Have a look back
of this glorious season. With conceding goals being a major issue
last season, Chelsea signed Dutch international goalkeeper Ed de
Goey, who proved to be a relative success. Chelsea's only other major
signings were young Norwegian striker Tore Andre Flo and Uruguayan
international midfielder Gustavo Poyet from Real Zaragoza, who added
more goals from an otherwise very defensive midfield. Chelsea were
well on course for a top-five finish and success in the European Cup
Winners' Cup and the League Cup when manager Ruud Gullit was sacked
on 12 February following a dispute with chairman Ken Bates. His job
went to 33-year-old striker Gianluca Vialli, who took on the role of
player-manager and achieved instant success - within three months of
his appointment, Vialli had guided the Blues to glory on the
continent and at Wembley. This success gave Chelsea fans hope that
the following season could spell the end of their title wait which
began in 1955. Steve CLARKE's last game was the 1998 UEFA Cup
Winners' Cup Final at Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm. Chelsea's
breakthrough came when Gianfranco Zola was introduced after 70
minutes. Zola had been left out of the starting line-up due to a
groin strain, but he made an immediate impact. Racing on to Dennis
Wise's defence-splitting pass, he unleashed a spectacular shot that
flew straight into the top corner. This splendid goal on video.
Mon équipe favorite est Liverpool, je n'aime pas ce qu'est devenu Chelsea, mais cette équipe, avec les Le Saux, Wise, Di Matteo, Poyet & consorts était vraiment sympa, à la fois cosmopolite mais bien british dans l'esprit. Le jour où Flo avait mis un hat-trick contre le club protégé par l'UEFA ! Celle de 2003-2004 était pas mal aussi, avec Duff & Gudjohnsen.
Mon équipe favorite est Liverpool, je n'aime pas ce qu'est devenu Chelsea, mais cette équipe, avec les Le Saux, Wise, Di Matteo, Poyet & consorts était vraiment sympa, à la fois cosmopolite mais bien british dans l'esprit. Le jour où Flo avait mis un hat-trick contre le club protégé par l'UEFA !
RépondreSupprimerCelle de 2003-2004 était pas mal aussi, avec Duff & Gudjohnsen.