After all, it was patience of the board at Manchester United that saved Sir Alex Ferguson his job, when he was on the verge of getting sacked in 1992. Patience is key to success, and look what happened to United since then.
Chelsea have so far failed to demonstrate a similar level of faith in their managers, and that can’t be good news for the future.
Talking about the future, I doubt the days of producing the next John Terry through the academy are still rife at the club.
With the millions spent on the first team, how many are convinced there is an infrastructure at Chelsea that can produce great players for the future from their academy and reserves?
Notable youngsters from the Chelsea team, including Ben Sahar and Scott Sinclair, were on the fringes of the first team last season—and even they were signed from other clubs.
Some are also aware of the reality football show they were a part of, Football Icon, where Chelsea scouts scoured the country in search of one talented youngster to join their academy.
In my opinion, this just appeared to be a desperate attempt by the club to appear to still value the importance of young talent and let’s face it, it didn't make for interesting television either.
Even if a batch of youngsters came through next month, do they have a realistic chance of breaking into the first team? Probably not.
I'm saying potentially all these factors could be disastrous for Chelsea in the long term. Abramovich won't be around with his billions forever, and at some point you have to eclipse your expenditure to be a success business wise.
The youth system at any big club should still be working efficiently. That's how a first team can continue to challenge realistically, even through the transitional period of players going out, and new ones coming in.
Chelsea's quest for world domination may have lost the club their true identity already. Whilst my points are possibly worst case scenario for the London club, I'm yet to be convinced they will be the best football club in the world in the next five years.
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