Even though the Blues had a fantastic season finale and finished sixth in the Premier League, the team nonetheless chose to fire head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Graham Potter was named as Chelsea’s next manager after Thomas Tuchel was fired in September 2022, just before the Argentine was named. But the former Brighton manager was fired after less than half a year, and Frank Lampard took over as manager until the end of the current campaign.
In response to criticism of the club’s poor play and recruitment plan, Boehly urged unhappy fans to continue with them in an April interview with Forbes. “We simply need to let the process unfold and give them the time to transition from being outstanding individual players with amazing skills to integrating into a team,” he stated.
“Good news: People are really concerned. The unfortunate thing is that people give a damn. They eventually become upset with the team and the owners as a result of this. I understand, but we must press on with the current course of action.
However, in the last two years, he has progressively been less visible as the team has made a commitment to reorganising its hiring team.
Boehly has stepped back from the club’s daily operations over the last six months, and Eghbali is now regarded as the most powerful person at Stamford Bridge.
In a £4.25 billion agreement, the Boehly-Clearlake partnership bought Chelsea from Russian businessman Roman Abramovich. Over 60% of the club is owned by Clearlake, with the remaining shares held by Boehly, US businessman Mark Walter, and Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss.
Since Boehly and Clearlake assumed leadership, Chelsea has spent more than £1 billion on new players, but the team’s on-field performance has been lacklustre.Even though the Blues had a fantastic season finale and finished sixth in the Premier League, the team nonetheless chose to fire head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Graham Potter was named as Chelsea’s next manager after Thomas Tuchel was fired in September 2022, just before the Argentine was named. But the former Brighton manager was fired after less than half a year, and Frank Lampard took over as manager until the end of the current campaign.
In response to criticism of the club’s poor play and recruitment plan, Boehly urged unhappy fans to continue with them in an April interview with Forbes. “We simply need to let the process unfold and give them the time to transition from being outstanding individual players with amazing skills to integrating into a team,” he stated.
“Good news: People are really concerned. The unfortunate thing is that people give a damn. They eventually become upset with the team and the owners as a result of this. I understand, but we must press on with the current course of action.
