Hill-Wood blast for Blues
25 Sep 2007 - 10:00:54
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has launched a strong attack on Chelsea's ambition to become the biggest club in Britain, calling the plan a fantasy.
Hill-Wood was talking on the back of the Gunners announcing strong financial figures following their move to the Emirates Stadium, while the Blues are still reeling from the exit of manager Jose Mourinho.
"I don't want to run Chelsea down, but one has to concede Manchester United and Liverpool are probably the biggest names in UK football," Hill-Wood commented.
"For Chelsea to think they are suddenly going to dominate United and Liverpool is fantasy. It is not going to happen.
"We had a ten-year vision for the club. It was about building a team that was successful, not once, but consistently.
"Over a ten-year period, you need two European Cups to be a world club. You have to dominate your domestic league.
"We have to have an infrastructure to deal with that and people to deal with it.
"We will win the Champions League, it's just when is the question. We've got a squad, a structure, a belief and we've got quality. I do believe the Champions League is not that far away."
Meanwhile, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has played down talk of him making major moves into the January transfer market, despite reportedly being handed a significant cash pot.
He told the club's official website: "The money is there to help you create a good team, when you feel you have a good team you do not necessarily need to spend it.
"You have to use the money as wisely as possible."
