This Wednesday, Chelsea is having its Champions League tie against FC Copenhagen and there's nothing much remarkable mentioning about it. Just what drives me to write this article is about a shy young man, in his mid thirties who's going to have some part in this fixture from the Copenhagen side. It's our very own Jesper Gronkjaer, who once strutted his stuffs at Chelsea. There's nothing much particular about him, but I think, the guy's responsible for what Chelsea is today !
A guy who specialises playing on either wings and also as a second striker, "Jespy Gronky" arrived at Chelsea from Ajax in October 2000. He was just a squad player with nothing spectacular to his credentials but sometimes some guys do very simple things which in turn, turn into great things ! It was March of 2003 and Chelsea were financially sick, needed an investor and needed a win against Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League. Meanwhile, a Russian billionaire by the name of Roman Abramovich, was searching to invest in a club that played in the Champions League. So, this guy, our little hero, scored one of his rare goals and Chelsea was in Champions League ! The rest, as they say, is history !!
Those years, Chelsea used to lend new players a Vauxhall or Ford for "transport" uses but players, as they used to gel into the london lifestyle, quickly replaced those with Aston Martins or Lamborghinis. But this guy kept his Vauxhall Astra for the entire four years that he stayed with us. Now, nobody knows whether he was too humble and simple or was lazy enough to visit the Lamborghini showroom just down the block !! It remains a mystery. Someone might ask him to return back the car when he comes back for this Wednesday game, but we think whatever your goal did for us, we let you keep it as a small token of gift !! By the way, how much mileage does it show now? Are roads in Denmark as good as London ? Hehehe...
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