While the clubs expected to be in next premier league season's title race are making impacts in the market (well, except Arsenal...heck, impact is impact. Arsenal sure have made some. No matter how boring, we discuss Nasri and Fabregas daily), Chelsea have made one considered the best for them, and their fans.
Andre Villas-Boas comes with a huge reputation. His appointment has met excitement at its peak. But that has hidden one fact. Chelsea, like Arsenal, have not strengthened their squad. Even the worst football follower knows they need to. They have lots of dead wood to either replace or provide competition for. That isn't happening. Add that to Michael Essien's unfortunate, but customary, long term injury, then you understand the mess Villas-Boas is set to be in. Yes, they've been linked with a few players, but where are they? Villas-Boas knows honeymoon periods don't last in football.
Coming to a big club with a big reputation could be either productive or counter-productive. Nothing suggests Villas-Boas cannot avoid Roman Abramovich's gun.
There are many ways Villas-Boas can live peacefully with Roman the Russian. One of them is making a predictable, one-dimensional team his own...oh, and beating a certain Alex Ferguson 'the old fox' and his Manchester United side.
We can guess which would be more difficult of the two. Welcome to England.