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Arsenal can afford a smile as Wilkins’ Chelsea crash out of the cup

Graham Fisher in General Soccer News 13 Nov 2008

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Ray Wilkins is a highly respected man in English football. As a player he had undoubted ability but was never quite as attack minded as people thought he should be. Someone once famously said that the only time Wilkins went forward on the football pitch was when he went up for the coin toss at the start of the game!

Despite that he had a glittering career. As a manager he was less successful and as a Watford fan I can never forgive him and Gianluca Vialli for the terrible mess they made of my club.

The appointment of Wilkins as coach at Chelsea by Felipe Scolari raised a few eyebrows but was certainly in no way a controversial one.

However, it seems that Wilkins has developed a remarkable knack for causing controversy when he opens his mouth now. At the weekend Wilkins angered Blackburn boss Paul Ince by claiming that his team had been “aggressive and over-physical’. That seemed a little harsh considering the game had been played in terrible conditions, Chelsea had won and the foul count in the game was just fourteen fouls to eleven.

Then, Wilkins decided to attack Arsenal’s policy of playing younger players in the Carling Cup saying it was ‘disrespectful’. As the youngsters had handed a footballing lesson to Premier League Wigan and beaten them 3-0 it was difficult to see where Wilkins was coming from, but even so, he went on to say that Chelsea respected the Carling Cup and wanted to win it, ‘big time’.

Well, Chelsea picked a slightly ‘disrespectful’ team as they ‘rested’ Cech, Bosingwa, Terry, Lampard, Mikel and Anelka from Saturday’s team, but should still have had more than enough about them to beat Championship Burnley and progress to the next round of Wilkins’ precious Carling Cup.

They didn’t. Burnley won on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Anyone else think that’s quite funny?

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  • Tom

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    LOL, I am live long Chelsea fan, But I found Walkin is a joke. I am ashame Chelsea has such a stupid, ignorant coach. On behalf on this idiot, I apologize to the rest of the world. This guy have no clue about football. Chelsea buy some many young players who have huge potential to become very good. But they are like the rough and diamond. You can’t expect to get diamond by look at rough, you have to polish it. Similarly, young players need experience and give them opporunity that fit their current level. What is the point of spending millions of pound and letting them stay at acedemy and release them when they are old? They are wasting talent and ruining those youngster career. Chelsea lighten up. Ray Walkin, if you make on more silly comment, I am gonna create a blog dedicated to your stupidity. Learn your position as a coach first and try to beat D1 team. Stop disgracing entire Chelsea organization. You are a joke!

  • Tim

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    This guy is an idiot! He should banned from soccer for being so stupid!

  • Patrick

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    Eat your words you Chelsea bitch! Hahahaha Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal!! Seriously though, yes it is absolutely hilarious that he attacked Wenger, then did the same thing Wenger did, and failed miserably against a championship side, while the young guns had little trouble beating a Premiership side. This just shows how awful Chelsea are and that they are less than nothing without Comrade Abromovich.

  • Al

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    How can it be disrespectful when 60,000 turn up to see the Arsenal youngsters. For me they have breathed new life into a dull competition. It was only a few seasons ago the Arsenal youngsters got to the final. It has showed with Man U and Liverpool following suit.

    It is disrespectful to question another professionals judgement and decisions

    Its hilarious when you open your stupid gob and then make a complete fool of yourself (BIG TIME)

  • David

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    Think it could actually be a bit of a veiled complement from old slap head. Maybe, what he actually meant to say was….
    Well we would play that sort of team in the Carling cup but unfortunately old Roman, is starting to get a little bored with his toy and started to take our money away, and we are now sacking all of our scouting staff, so we dont have any chance to finding anyone actually any good to put into our Sky one Soccer idol youth team, unless sky decide to do another series…

  • Sue

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    Sounds to me that Ray Wilkins has shot himself in his own foot with his own big mouth……..never won anything as a player and was never likely too either. Give your mouth a rest!

  • Olly

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    Wilkins, you tit. There is no brain under that slaphead.

  • karach

    0 0

    It is fun to AFC now, CFC out, their first coach is still swallowing all the chocking words he spit recently of how Wenger is a disrespect to the league cup. What we have to learn from such comments of short sighted coaches is that WHAT MATTERS IS THE QUALITY OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYED ON THE PITCH, NOT THE NUMBER OF YEARS A PARTICULAR GROUP OF PLAYERS HAVE OUT THERE. What is essential is what you show your supporters, and the quality of what youshow.

    Mr WILKINS, such things should be a learning experience no more senseless comments before the media people and the audience.

  • Eboue's Glasses

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    The ‘big time’ really did it for me. I was laughing in my sleep. Even right now. I hope there’s more such light hearted moments to come from Wilkins. And I think he now looks like a Peter Kenyon twin. Compatible.

  • Eboue's DJ

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    The ‘big time’ really did it for me. I was laughing in my sleep. Even right now. I hope there’s more such light hearted moments to come from Wilkins. And I think he now looks like a Peter Kenyon twin. Compatible.

  • EDDIE KENYA

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    HERE IN AFRICA THERES A SAYING THAT GOES, THE LAW IS A HACKSAW,IT CUTS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.SIR WILKINS WHOS SMARTER NOW?

  • TA6

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    i was actually laughing my gut out! not that Chelsea lost, it happens in football. esepcailly cup game. but Wilkins’ comment singlehandly turned Chelsea into a laughing stock for the week. sorry chelsea fans, not trying to wind u guys up. but i m sure some of you would too feel embrassed by Wilkins’ comment after the defeat.

  • Endre

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    Wilkins…. your disrespectful Chelsea team was a fool yesterday and everyone coild see that you don`t prefer to win Carling cup this year. If you wanted to win it so deeply you had won iagainst Burnley, everyone know that. Arsenal by the way won easily 3-0 against a premier league oppont. How in Jesus Christ can you say that is disgraceful to the Carling cup??

    Age have nothing to do with it, it`s your attitude that counts. So shout up for EVER you looser.

  • oz

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    Wilkins has vanished from the football scene and is trying to get noticed. He is being successfull. Cos we notice his big mouth is bigger than his medals cupboard. Wilkens your a cunt

  • Judith Le'Strange

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    I’m so glad Chelski went out, unfortunaely that lot down the road beat Liverpool, so by my reckoning when the draw is done on Saturday on Sky, Arsenal will either be drawn against the ‘Spud u Like’ up the road or Man U in the next round, if not then we’ll get one of them in the semis, because the FA wouldn’t like Arsenal to win especially as we have very talented youngsters in our Carling Cup team and that would definitely be a no no.

  • Judith Le'Strange

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    I’m so glad Chelski went out, unfortunaely that lot down the road beat Liverpool, so by my reckoning when the draw is done on Saturday on Sky, Arsenal will either be drawn against the ‘Spud u Like’ up the road or Man U in the next round, if not then we’ll get one of them in the semis, because the FA wouldn’t like Arsenal to win especially as we have very talented youngsters in our Carling Cup team and that would definitely be a no no.

  • oz

    0 0

    Wilkins has vanished from the football scene and is trying to get noticed. He is being successfull. Cos we notice his big mouth is bigger than his medals cupboard. Wilkens your a cunt

  • Endre

    0 0

    Wilkins…. your disrespectful Chelsea team was a fool yesterday and everyone coild see that you don`t prefer to win Carling cup this year. If you wanted to win it so deeply you had won iagainst Burnley, everyone know that. Arsenal by the way won easily 3-0 against a premier league oppont. How in Jesus Christ can you say that is disgraceful to the Carling cup??

    Age have nothing to do with it, it`s your attitude that counts. So shout up for EVER you looser.

  • TA6

    0 0

    i was actually laughing my gut out! not that Chelsea lost, it happens in football. esepcailly cup game. but Wilkins’ comment singlehandly turned Chelsea into a laughing stock for the week. sorry chelsea fans, not trying to wind u guys up. but i m sure some of you would too feel embrassed by Wilkins’ comment after the defeat.

  • EDDIE KENYA

    0 0

    HERE IN AFRICA THERES A SAYING THAT GOES, THE LAW IS A HACKSAW,IT CUTS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.SIR WILKINS WHOS SMARTER NOW?

  • Eboue's DJ

    0 0

    The ‘big time’ really did it for me. I was laughing in my sleep. Even right now. I hope there’s more such light hearted moments to come from Wilkins. And I think he now looks like a Peter Kenyon twin. Compatible.

  • Eboue's Glasses

    0 0

    The ‘big time’ really did it for me. I was laughing in my sleep. Even right now. I hope there’s more such light hearted moments to come from Wilkins. And I think he now looks like a Peter Kenyon twin. Compatible.

  • karach

    0 0

    It is fun to AFC now, CFC out, their first coach is still swallowing all the chocking words he spit recently of how Wenger is a disrespect to the league cup. What we have to learn from such comments of short sighted coaches is that WHAT MATTERS IS THE QUALITY OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYED ON THE PITCH, NOT THE NUMBER OF YEARS A PARTICULAR GROUP OF PLAYERS HAVE OUT THERE. What is essential is what you show your supporters, and the quality of what youshow.

    Mr WILKINS, such things should be a learning experience no more senseless comments before the media people and the audience.

  • Olly

    0 0

    Wilkins, you tit. There is no brain under that slaphead.

  • Sue

    0 0

    Sounds to me that Ray Wilkins has shot himself in his own foot with his own big mouth……..never won anything as a player and was never likely too either. Give your mouth a rest!

  • David

    0 0

    Think it could actually be a bit of a veiled complement from old slap head. Maybe, what he actually meant to say was….
    Well we would play that sort of team in the Carling cup but unfortunately old Roman, is starting to get a little bored with his toy and started to take our money away, and we are now sacking all of our scouting staff, so we dont have any chance to finding anyone actually any good to put into our Sky one Soccer idol youth team, unless sky decide to do another series…

  • Al

    0 0

    How can it be disrespectful when 60,000 turn up to see the Arsenal youngsters. For me they have breathed new life into a dull competition. It was only a few seasons ago the Arsenal youngsters got to the final. It has showed with Man U and Liverpool following suit.

    It is disrespectful to question another professionals judgement and decisions

    Its hilarious when you open your stupid gob and then make a complete fool of yourself (BIG TIME)

  • Patrick

    0 0

    Eat your words you Chelsea bitch! Hahahaha Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal!! Seriously though, yes it is absolutely hilarious that he attacked Wenger, then did the same thing Wenger did, and failed miserably against a championship side, while the young guns had little trouble beating a Premiership side. This just shows how awful Chelsea are and that they are less than nothing without Comrade Abromovich.

  • Tim

    0 0

    This guy is an idiot! He should banned from soccer for being so stupid!

  • Tom

    0 0

    LOL, I am live long Chelsea fan, But I found Walkin is a joke. I am ashame Chelsea has such a stupid, ignorant coach. On behalf on this idiot, I apologize to the rest of the world. This guy have no clue about football. Chelsea buy some many young players who have huge potential to become very good. But they are like the rough and diamond. You can’t expect to get diamond by look at rough, you have to polish it. Similarly, young players need experience and give them opporunity that fit their current level. What is the point of spending millions of pound and letting them stay at acedemy and release them when they are old? They are wasting talent and ruining those youngster career. Chelsea lighten up. Ray Walkin, if you make on more silly comment, I am gonna create a blog dedicated to your stupidity. Learn your position as a coach first and try to beat D1 team. Stop disgracing entire Chelsea organization. You are a joke!

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