I also wonder why Chelsea can recruit players at high prices and/or at expensive prices, but the players Chelsea recruit in fact is only mediocre players. Obviously it was a funny and failed reshuffle of course, because Chelsea sold experienced players and then, Chelsea spent a lot of money just to bring in players with low quality.
Chelsea is actually going through a lot of challenges now and the management and couch should be blame for this recent Chelsea's downfall. It would be a miracle if Chelsea is not relegated this season with the recent performance. Having five points after playing six games is a very bad record for a club like Chelsea. Potchettino as a coach is not helping matters with his comments both pre and post match. You can not claim to be building while you do away with useful materials. Selling experienced players and accumulating average and inexperience players is not the right way to build a team. I know the implications of sacking couch prematurely as Chelsea tradition but Potchettino is not suppose to finish this season with Chelsea if they're really serious.
I think Erik Ten Hag doesn't need to lower his ego. Because ego is necessary for a coach to manage his players. Just think about talented coaches like Sir Alex Ferguson, Mourinho, Antonio Conte, or Jurgen Klopp... what were their egos like? I believe what Ten Hag needs right now is to adjust his ego and personality to be more suitable, so that other players on the team don't lose confidence and believe that he's not favoring anyone on the team. With that, Ten Hag can slowly revive Manchester United.
But reverse is the case in this case. ETH ego is not helping the team at the moment and besides, team success is more important than his personal ego. There's nothing wrong in bending the rules to achieve a desire result when it's necessary. There's a way to discipline a player as a couch and it won't be obvious as if you have personal issues with them. Maintaining your ego at the detriment of the team is not a quality of a good couch. ETH started well but everything seems to be working against him at the moment and there's need for redress urgently to bring the team back on track.