The no. 9 Curse at Stamford Bridge

Steve Sidwell

#5 Steve Sidwell:

The decision of signing Steve Sidwell is almost as confusing as giving him the no. 9 jersey. It was the time when Roman Abramovich seemingly forgot that he had some bucks in his bank account and Chelsea left the midtable scrappy years ago. Signing the likes Steve Sidwell, Claudio Pizarro, and Tal Ben Haim by a champions league club was bizarre. Sidwell, Of course, did exactly what he promised- Nothing. 0 Goals and 15 appearances later he was shipped off to Aston Villa, and he may still be wondering how he managed to trick a champions club to sign him.