RE: Your team's *worst* XI from your era
Chelsea legends XI (4-4-2)
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Petar Borota (1979-82)
Yugoslav keeper Borota was a hero to many Chelsea fans but eccentric. He liked to come out of his area a lot and the inevitable finally happened when he was caught in possession 30 yards from goal, 0-1. Remember Roger Milla’s goal after dispossessing Higuita in the World Cup. Borota was there first. He also once caught a cross and deciding he’d been fouled he placed the ball for a free kick which the referee hadn’t given. An opposition player tapped the 'dead ball' into the empty net, 0-1. Despite a great rapport with most Chelsea fans, Petar left for Brentford on a free transfer.
Graham Wilkins (1972-82)
It seems harsh to pick someone who played for Chelsea for 10 years, as if he played for the club for that long he couldn’t have been that bad could he? He made 137 league appearances in that time, but I think most Chelsea supporters that saw in play would not argue with his inclusion in this team. He did once score a goal for Chelsea and it was a critical one that saved us from relegation that year. Unfortunately that doesn’t earn him a reprieve, as his often comic attempts at defending mean that his place here is assured. Graham went on to play for Brentford and then Southend.
Frank Sinclair (1990-98)
Maybe a harsh selection in some ways, as he certainly had his good moments at Chelsea, but I always thought he was a disaster waiting to happen with a penalty conceded or own goal just around the corner. In fact Frank once held the Prem record for the most own goals, but has since been caught up by Dunne and Carragher. A good player at times, who racked up 169 appearances for the club, but more comic than Graham Wilkins at other times, which is really saying something. Frank left Chelsea for Leicester where he scored an own goal past Ian Walker from 30 yards.
Winston Bogarde (2000-04)
Maybe a harsh selection, as he didn’t play that much, 4 starts and 8 sub appearances in all competitions in 4 years. He wasn’t really his fault that Vialli signed him and then Ranieri inherited him and wouldn’t play him, but I think he deserves his place for being on big money for so long without even making the bench after his first season. I understand if people think his inclusion is harsh considering he didn’t have much opportunity to show what he could or couldn’t do. After his Chelsea contract expired Winston was unable to find another club and announced his retirement.
Doug Rougvie (1984-87)
A certain selection for this team, ‘Doug the thug’ was a wonderfully committed and wholehearted player but his lack of pace and often reckless tackling made him an obvious liability. Nobody tried harder to less effect than Doug and I don't think many that saw him play would argue with his inclusion here. He played in the Full Members Cup final vs. Man City and scored an own goal, but Chelsea still triumphed 5-4. In a league match against Wimbledon he was sent off after only 10 minutes for headbutting John Fashanu. After 3 seasons at Chelsea Doug was transferred to Brighton.
Gabriele Ambrosetti (1999-2003)
Signed for Chelsea by Gianluca Vialli and described by him as "the Italian Ryan Giggs" ....errr.... well they both played on the wing! That's the only comparison I can think of. 4 seasons at Chelsea produced 9 starts and 7 sub appearances and some of those were down to Vialli's squad rotation. For the sake of balance, it should be mentioned that he did score a goal for Chelsea, in a 5-0 win against Galatasaray in the Champions League. Another player which Claudio Ranieri simply refused to select, Gabriele left Chelsea on a free transfer and signed for Piacenza in his home country.
Slavisa Jokanovic (2000-02)
Serbian midfielder Joka struggled to come to terms with the pace of the English game and quickly became known as "Joker". Of his 19 appearances in his first Chelsea season, 12 were from the bench and he was usually booed on as he entered the field of play. He did however get credit for a good performance at Old Trafford, as Chelsea beat Man Utd 3-0, but that proved to be a false dawn and he did little of note for the club ever again. After his contract expired, Joka made a statement in which he apologised to Chelsea fans for his disappointing performances whilst at the club.
Jody Morris (1995-2003)
A contentious selection perhaps and maybe his off the field behaviour has not helped his case, as Jody Morris was always making news for the wrong reasons. Still 124 league appearances is no mean feat, even if he never truly established himself as a first team regular, and he played as a sub in the 2000 FA Cup Final. I was quite pleased when Jody left Chelsea for Leeds, as I thought that was a highly suitable place for our duff players to be dumped. Unfortunately after only 12 appearances Leeds realised that Jody wasn't the real deal and he was sold to Rotherham.
Peter Rhoades-Brown (1979-83)
OK possibly a harsh selection, but there isn't as much competition for the left side as some other positions. Peter Rhoades-Brown was a pacy if erratic winger, in truth more frustrating to watch than awful, but was once told by manager John Neal that his pacy runs into opposition territory would be more effective if he remembered to cross the ball at the end of them! Yes that was Peter, no end product I'm afraid. John Neal eventually signed Micky Thomas to play on Chelsea's left side and on that same day Peter left Chelsea for Oxford where he spent the rest of his career.
Robert Fleck (1992-95)
Chelsea's record signing at the time, at a cost of £2.1m, Robert Fleck had been reasonably prolific at Norwich but at Chelsea was a striker who didn't strike. Chelsea had considered moving for Teddy Sheringham that summer, who joined Spurs instead, but 3 seasons of Robert Fleck brought only 3 goals from 40 league appearances, plus 1 league cup goal, and Fleck wasn't included in Chelsea's squad for the 1994 FA Cup Final vs. Man Utd. Eventually the player transferred back to Norwich for £650,000 and Robert is currently 4th in the list of Norwich all-time goalscorers.
Dave Mitchell (1988-90)
Simply the worst player I have ever seen play for Chelsea. I wasn't going to include players in this team who had played as little as 7 matches for the club, but Dave demands inclusion for sheer ineptitude. No goals for Chelsea for this Australian striker and he never looked likely to score either. Sorry if you read this Dave, but you were truly awful and embarrassing to watch. Hopefully you gave better service to the other 13 clubs you played for. One of those clubs was Selangor in Malaysia, where Dave scored the winning goal in the 1995 Malaysian Cup final. He is captain of my team.
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