We are witnessing the fastest collapse in football history. No Pep, 3 straight Premier League losses under Maresca, 6 points behind Arsenal, and the guilty verdict on the 115 charges finally dropping.
Turns out Man City wasn’t a dynasty. It was just a decade-long financial crime.
We are witnessing the fastest collapse in football history. No Pep, 3 straight Premier League losses under Maresca, 6 points behind Arsenal, and the guilty verdict on the 115 charges finally dropping.
Turns out Man City wasn’t a dynasty. It was just a decade-long financial crime.
🚨Valuation charts are cute and all, but some of us measure clubs by what actually matters on a European night.
While Arsenal fans are out here celebrating a Transfermarkt ranking like it’s a trophy, Chelsea have spent the last decade or so actually lifting the ones that count. Two Champions League titles in the modern era (2012 and 2021), Europa League wins, Super Cups, a Conference League title that completed the set, and Club World Cups. We’ve been the first club to win every major UEFA competition.
Meanwhile Arsenal are still waiting for their first Champions League, their last proper European trophy is from 1994, and the last time they reached a final against us they got dismantled 4-1 in Baku.
You can have the higher squad value on a website. We’ll keep the actual silverware, the European nights that still get replayed, and the fact that when the big ones are on the line, one of these clubs has a habit of showing up and the other has a habit of coming up short. Market value is a spreadsheet. Trophies are permanent.
Enjoy the graphics, Gooners. We’ll enjoy the cabinet.