Just read the artical, and TBH i can't really fault his comments on this one , sorry mate.
He does say "They have overtaken Chelsea in the Premier League this season,"
And lets not get carried away just yet, the season hasn't even finished, So we actually haven't achived anything yet. Also we must do it conststanly season after season. Yes, Chelsea are where they are mainly due to the financial backing of Roman Abramovich, but still you can't take away the fact that in recent years they are constantly challenging for the EPL and CL season after season.
And till we do this consitantly then AV has a point. Hopefully the tide is now turning though.