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#3 Development of the academy
Chelsea, under Roman Abramovich's ownership, certainly invested in bringing in top players. But they also encouraged the development of youngsters from their academy. The Blues have some of the finest young footballers at their disposal courtesy of their academy.
Over the years, wonderful players have come through the academy and the process continues. The likes of Mason Mount, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Andreas Christensen and many others are some examples of the talent the Blues have developed.
John Terry remains one of their best academy products as the London club continue to generate sensational talent year after year. Chelsea's policy of loaning out some of their academy players has turned out to be productive in most cases.
#2 Dominance in England
There is a reason why Abramovich is appreciated a lot by the Chelsea fans. Prior to his arrival, the Blues had won the league only once in the 1954-55 season.
Since then, they have managed to win it five more times, all of it coming under Roman's ownership. The club has won 21 trophies in the Roman Abramovich era, the joint-best with Manchester United.
No other club in England has come close to challenging in this case. This speaks volumes of how brutally effective and successful the Blues have been under his reign. For the same duration, Manchester City have won 18, Arsenal have won 11 and Liverpool have won 10 trophies.
#1 Winning every major trophy
It is truly commendable what Abramovich has achieved with Chelsea since taking over in 2003. The Russian has to date spent more than £2 billion in bringing the best of players to the club.
Roman has hired 15 managers in the last 19 years as the club's owner yet ended up with 21 trophies. To date, the Blues have won five Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies and five FA Cups. They have also won three league Cups, two Europa Leagues, two Community Shields, one UEFA Super Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup.
Chelsea have won every major trophy in existence. They have joined the elite list of European football clubs that include Ajax, Juventus, Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
All of this has happened under Abramovich's ownership, which only makes it even sadder given how compelled the Russian is to sell the club.
