As Arsenal fans we get used to the beautiful pitch of Highbury, which, I believe, was voted top pitch in the Premiership last season. Well, they do things a bit differently over at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea beat Charlton on the weekend on what could charitably be called a less than optimal playing surface. In fact, it was a beach.
Chelsea are laying down a new pitch as we speak and figured they’d get a jump on things by covering the entire field in sand last Friday. They failed to mention this little bit of information to the folks at Charlton. As one would imagine, playing on sand is different than playing on grass. The ball bounces different, and you would wear different boots.
Now, I’m not saying Charlton gets a better result if they knew in advance the conditions (they lost 4-1). But come on Chelsea, you’re a top flight club, not some Division 3 side. In America, we call that Bush League. Act like professionals for Pete’s sake. The game should have been moved to another venue or not played at all.
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