Bye Bye Mr. Grant

Avram Grant has been sacked three days after losing the Champions League final.  His assistant coaches will reportedly be leaving as well.  Personally, Grant needed to win the Champions League final to stay, and he didn't.  This just goes to show how soccer hinges on little moments.  If John Terry doesn't slip, Grant still likely has a job.  Am I sad to see him go?  No.  I thought he was average at best, but I want to thank him for his contributions to Chelsea, and doing an admirable job with the intense media scrutiny.

So long Mr. Grant.  

Additionally, I wrote an article for Soccerlens today that I put up for review before Grant's firing.  Step one of Chelsea's plan that I mapped out in the article was to fire Avram Grant.  5 minutes later he's fired.  Talk about an accurate prediction.  What actually happened was I finished the article, called up my best friend Peter Kenyon, and told him to fire Grant so I would look like a prognosticator.  Check it out here.

Chelsea Injury Scare

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Chelsea have avoided a big set back in their champions league title aspirations.  John Terry and Didier Drogba were questionable for the game in Moscow after going down with injuries in the final game of the season.  It does now seem that both will be available for the final, and Avram Grant will have a full side at his disposal.  It would have been a big blow not to have a capable goal scorer, and your captain available for the final, but Grant has luckily avoided this predicament.  

Manchester United win the Premiership

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Manchester United have won the Premiership today with a 2-0 win away at the JJB.  The title was never in much doubt after Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot, and Ryan Giggs added a goal late to put the game out of reach and hand the title to the Red Devils.  All that remains for Manchester United is the Champions League final.  Their opponent, Chelsea will want to stop them after failing to win the league on the final day.  The Red Devils will be going for a double, and Avram Grant's job may hang in the balance.  Sir Alex Ferguson had his boys ready, and the preparation payed off with the title.  To salvage the season at Stamford Bridge, they will certainly have to beat Manchester United; a task they are capable of pulling off having already beat them once this year.  An exciting end to the year, and a repeat champion, I'm already looking forward to next season.