Roman's billions arrive, Ranieri's heartbreak awaits — the beautiful game's most expensive almost-story.
Few will ever forget the 2003/04 season, as Chelsea recorded our second best ever seasonal campaign, propelling ourselves back into the big three of the English League with our second highest finish, and progressing further than ever before in the UEFA Champions League. There may be no trophies to show after a thrilling year, but strong foundations have been laid and there have been fond memories created along the way. It was a season to remembers as Claudio Ranieri prepared his group of international superstars for an attack on all fronts. On home soil, the team recorded the most points we have ever attained in the top-flight, with some fine victories along the way, most notably against arch-rivals Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, whilst in Europe, the 4-0 defeat of Lazio in their own back yard, became the biggest win by any foreign club on Italian turf at that time.
Direction
Ranieri's touchline passion before Abramovich's cold calculus.
Editing
3.5 hours of 2004 footage that somehow feels too short.
Production
That Lazio 4-0 sequence — pure European away-day porn.
Director
Claudio Ranieri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This season marks the final moments of 'old Chelsea' — within months Abramovich would fire Ranieri and trigger football's first superclub arms race.
Ranieri directed this himself, making it possibly the only season review helmed by a manager who knew he was documenting his own departure.
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