as you noted in a previous piece about Chelsea, they could be in real trouble if very little of this first wave of investment comes good, because Boehly was anticipating to lock up the future now, and is unlikely to shell out again and again the way the Russian did, in part because Boehly has little to prove (i.e. no sportswashing angle) and appears a casual fan of the sport
this means Pocchetino might get the time he needs, but if this goes south I’m not really sure what they’ll do, and the aging core combined with unproven youth is the recipe that put Everton in their constant relegation fights... one to watch for sure!
Thanks Grace. Good read as always. There's so much as a Chelsea fan I could comment on but I'll keep it to saying we're 100% going to have to be patient as the Potter regime set Chelsea back physically and tactically, so much so that I think it has probably added 3-4 years to any plan Boehly-Clearlake might have had.
The squad is a complete mess: generally good players but thrown together with no clear plan in place. Like you, I think going from Boehly as (circumstances dictating) DoF was bad but having about five or six people trying to have their hand on the tiller is a recipe for confusion and indecision.
Who knows what we'll look like at the start of next season. I just hope we don't sell all the Cobham graduates for FFP offset. It's hard enough relating to the team at the moment without losing the players we've been rooting for for years to come good.
It is amazing to me how far and how quickly Chelsea have fallen. While I wasn't sold on the Ziyech transfer it was hard to look at their squad at the end of the 2020/21 season and not see a perennial contender. Just incredible how they have devolved in 18 months.
As for Poch, I love him but I am not sure how his style will fit with their best player (James). Hard to imagine James finding his health given the physical demands of a Poch side. While his potential is incredible it might be better to move on from him now and use the money to manage the squad rebuild that is upcoming. It is not the ideal choice but I think it might be the most prudent.
as you noted in a previous piece about Chelsea, they could be in real trouble if very little of this first wave of investment comes good, because Boehly was anticipating to lock up the future now, and is unlikely to shell out again and again the way the Russian did, in part because Boehly has little to prove (i.e. no sportswashing angle) and appears a casual fan of the sport
this means Pocchetino might get the time he needs, but if this goes south I’m not really sure what they’ll do, and the aging core combined with unproven youth is the recipe that put Everton in their constant relegation fights... one to watch for sure!
Thanks Grace. Good read as always. There's so much as a Chelsea fan I could comment on but I'll keep it to saying we're 100% going to have to be patient as the Potter regime set Chelsea back physically and tactically, so much so that I think it has probably added 3-4 years to any plan Boehly-Clearlake might have had.
The squad is a complete mess: generally good players but thrown together with no clear plan in place. Like you, I think going from Boehly as (circumstances dictating) DoF was bad but having about five or six people trying to have their hand on the tiller is a recipe for confusion and indecision.
Who knows what we'll look like at the start of next season. I just hope we don't sell all the Cobham graduates for FFP offset. It's hard enough relating to the team at the moment without losing the players we've been rooting for for years to come good.
It is amazing to me how far and how quickly Chelsea have fallen. While I wasn't sold on the Ziyech transfer it was hard to look at their squad at the end of the 2020/21 season and not see a perennial contender. Just incredible how they have devolved in 18 months.
As for Poch, I love him but I am not sure how his style will fit with their best player (James). Hard to imagine James finding his health given the physical demands of a Poch side. While his potential is incredible it might be better to move on from him now and use the money to manage the squad rebuild that is upcoming. It is not the ideal choice but I think it might be the most prudent.