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Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽
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reagansimms
on 11/06/2024, 03:55:50 UTC
I have really missed those good old days of Chelsea.  Sad  Since Abramovich's departure it has been like that door is closed tight. Boehly is also a very rich person and he doesn't refrain from spending a lot of money for Chelsea.

But the problem is that there is still no success. Then there is still something being missed here. Chelsea has really young and skilled players. We can resemble them to Arsenal in terms of that. But performances are far different.  Tongue

What Enzo Maresca will do with Chelsea is unknown for now. I hope he surprises me and keeps this team in at least top 4 race from the beginning to the end. This would be a start to return to those good days.
The change in club ownership meant that Chelsea had to start over from zero in building the team to a higher level. The difference in mindset between Abramovich and Todd Boehly had a different impact on Chelsea. Abramovich succeeded in transforming Chelsea from a mid table team to a team capable of winning the title in a very short time. He tried to build Chelsea slowly depending on the team's needs, while Todd Boehly was too ambitious and too lavish in spending money to bring in the players he wanted.

The Chelsea squad in the Boehly era seemed to have no leader, now the average age of Chelsea players is under 25 years, while Abramovich prefers to retain senior players such as John Terry and Frank Lampard to lead the newly brought in players. Enzo Maresca also needs time to reorganize the Chelsea squad, just like Arteta did when he started working as Arsenal coach. Coaches cannot make big changes all at once because there are things that need to be organized and planned to get the desired results.