Blue is the colour

Chelsea lift the Premier League crown

Chelsea secured the title yesterday with a convincing victory where they ran rampant over a poor Wigan side.

In truth, the neutrals were probably hoping for some last day drama which just did not happen as Chelsea scored within the first ten minutes and then the flood gates opened.

However, this was not without controversy which has plagued Chelsea’s title charge. With the most recent offside incident against Manchester United, yet again the officials failed to see a blatant offside. Malouda strayed off, but the flag stayed down as Anelka struck the ball home, and the Chelsea fans could feel the title finally being theres after three years.

The crowd at Old Trafford was silenced completely, even though Manchester United were dominating Stoke the fans knew their title hopes were sinking unless Wigan pulled it back at Stamford Bridge.

This was just not to be on the day as Chelsea got a clear-cut penalty where one of the most bizarre Didier Drogba moments followed. Frank Lampard, Chelsea’ token penalty taker was under pressure from Drogba who was aiming to become the golden boot winner. Drogba’s personal claims to fame were immediately turned down by Lampard as it was only one nil to the Blues. What a different day it might of been had Lampard not been so professional. Nonetheless he buried it and Stamford Bridge erupted with a deafening roar.

As the news spread to Old Trafford United began to play even more freely almost trying to do one better than Chelsea on the day. Both sides went two nil up, yet Chelsea took Wigan apart with relative ease after the half-time break. It finished 8-0 and Chelsea lifted the trophy, while Manchester United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson thanked the Old Trafford faithful for their support and claimed his side would bounce back next year.

A gleeful Chelsea team began their celebrations with their fans in full voice, as their manager Carlo Ancelotti made his last day speech which could barely be heard.

The question still remains whether decisions favoured Chelsea over the course of the season but in reality they fully deserved it, after fighting back from a defeat to Inter Milan at the hands of the special one Jose Mourinho they took the table by storm. Winning four games with seven goals or more, and Didier Drogba becoming the leading scorer and golden boot winner following a last day hat-trick. Unsung heroes of the season like Ivanovic, Kalou and Lampard who were all criticized for poor form outrageously earlier in the season when all three played a crucial role in securing the Premier League crown.

In a season of many downs for the blues with John Terry being stripped of the England captains armband, Ashley Cole’s off-field scandals and highly publicized divorce from Cheryl Cole. And none more so than the way the club got beaten by a strong Inter Milan team and knocked out of the champions league. Yet it was their year in the league, the new champions demonstrated resilience and character by holding off Manchester United.

United must of thought they were out of it when Chelsea beat them, yet both sides kept it going right to the wire. Chelsea edged across as United have some tweaking to do in the summer and can all expect them to be back with a vengeance.

Whereas Chelsea’s players may think there safe, Roman Abramovich is surely thinking this year wasn’t a success as the coveted Champions League is still not his. Chelsea have an aging team made up of numerous 30+ year olds, so expect to see plenty of personnel changes at Stamford Bridge in the Summer.