LETTER FROM A FAN

Author- Shubham Priyadarshi

 

 

Image Credit- FIFA. 

  

Dearest Chelsea Football Club,

"When you start supporting a football club, you don't support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong."

I started following club football around 2008-09, when arguably the greatest dynasty in club football, led by the best player of all time, was taking shape. I was fascinated by something called tiki-taka. They were to face some club from west London, called Chelsea, who were well run. It was a mere formality, Barcelona were going to win. However, Chelsea were no pushovers. In the deciding game, Barcelona till the final minute, were not able to register a single shot on target and qualified for the final only because of what is undoubtedly the worst performance in a match of such severity. A club was wronged despite giving its all and as things go, no one cared apart from its fans. But on that eventful night, I found myself there, perhaps found a place where I belonged.

Chelsea FC is no European royalty like Real Madrid or the dynasty which was FC Barcelona. But we have our own identity. Fighting against all odds, some created by our own mistakes, some which exist without our fault. Even half of this season, we were no were near good enough but we turned it around through decisive action and against quality components. And that's why the results of this football club which is present in London, impacts the lives of someone living in India and all over the world.

I know this fickle moment of euphoric joy won't last long but I guess it is for moments like these that we stick together through thick and thin and always will.

From,
A Fan.