Chelsea Fc have been one of the forces to reckon with this past decade winning multiple Premier league titles and 2 Champions League as well. This season they have been a shadow of their former selves ,it seems everything is going wrong for the blues this season. The reasons for the sharp decline is not just related to their performances on the pitch but off the pitch as well.
So how did it all go wrong for the blues?
The decline had started as early as November 2021 during the 21-22 season when their domestic form had started to weaken game by game, the players were finding it very difficult to score and were leaking a lot of goals at the back the season was going from bad to worse for the European Champions who were at the top of the league in November but soon started to lose positions in the Premier League. Even though they topped their group and went past Lille in the Champions League they were knocked out in the Quarter Finals by eventual winners Real Madrid. Despite making the Quarter Finals on the Champions League their domestic form continued to become worse and worse and by the end of the season they eventually finished 3rd in the league behind winners Manchester City and second place Liverpool Fc.
May 2022 was a very crucial month for the blues as the new club owners were going to take over the club. Todd Boehly an American businessman eventually bought the club. Mr Boehly is very dedicated towards the club but unfortunately he doesn't know anything about the game. Chelsea signed players like Raheem Starling during the summer transfer window but the Pre season was not showing good signs as they had clearly stuggled against teams who were much more weaker than chelsea.
The start of 22-23 season was very decent for the blues sitting 4th in the Premier League table after 5 games but a loss to Dinamo Zagreb in their opening Champions League game meant that club coach Thomas Tuchel was sacked by the board. This decision was viewed as one of the worst decisions in the club's history . Graham Potter was selected as the new Chelsea coach. Graham was viewed as a really good coach,he had impressed all the premier league clubs by helping Brighton secure a 8th place finish in the Premier League. There was a lot of excitement around the new managerial appointment but that soon faded away. Potter's time at Chelsea was one to forget. The club was rarely scoring goals and they were constantly conceding goals at the back, the club had reached its rock bottom they were sitting at an embarrassing 10th place in the Premier League they were just 8 points away from relegation. January transfer window showed why Todd was one of the most ambitious owners in world football. Chelsea Fc spent a mind blowing 300 Million in the transfer window. To put that in context Chelsea had spent more the the rest of the top of the top 4 league combined. Players like Enzo Fernandes were brought for 120 Million pounds which also made him the most expensive buy in Premier League history. This ridiculous spending din't help chelsea at all as they were still struggling in the League. To put into context they had scored just 6 League goals in 4 months. The lack of a clinical striker was hurting the club a lot. A run of terribly poor results meant that Potter was sacked by the end of March 2022. His replacement Frank Lampard (current coach) was appointed by the board as the caretaker manger till the end of the season. In the Champions League Chelsea made it out of the group and knocked out Borussia Dormund in the Round of 16 but in the Quarter Finals they were facing European Champions Real Madrid who are much more stronger than chelsea. Already eliminated from the Fa Cup winning the Champions League is something fans can't even think of, already losing the first leg 2-0 at the bernabeu the hopes of making a comback in the second leg seems virtually impossible. Chelsea are currently sitting 11th in the Premier League 10 points from relegation having played 30 games they have only 39 points, embarrassing for a club who had won the Champions League just 2 seasons ago.
What does the future hold for Chelsea?
This season has been a season to forget for chelsea fans but not all hope is lost. Chelsea have a young and talented squad with a lot of potential. A striker is a must at all costs for the London club overall the squad depth is really good with class players all around the pitch. A new manager with a good CV will help the players massively,names like Luis Enrique and Julian Nagalsmann have been mentioned a lot according to the reports. Whatever be the final result of this season with a good manager the future of the club is definitely exciting...
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