Building on his status as a former Chelsea player, Frank Leboeuf offered a vitriolic analysis of the management of the London club since Todd Boehly took control.
Winner of the 2021 Champions League, Chelsea FC has since been in decline. A slow descent which really began with the change of presidency at the head of the club, when the consortium led by businessman Todd Boehly bought Chelsea from Roman Abramovich in May 2022. Since then, several hundred million euros were spent recruiting heavily, but the results did not follow and still do not follow. Something to worry and even annoy lovers of Blues. Frank Leboeuf is not the last to complain.
In a long outing on CasinosOnline.com, the former defender who wore the colors of Chelsea between 1996 and 2001 said all the bad things he thought about politics and the current situation of the London club. “ Let’s be realistic. Chelsea are a mid-table club. Attracting players will become difficult and players such as Kylian Mbappé will not want to come. The big players want to compete in the Champions League. Arsenal have had this problem for years and so have Manchester United. The ‘top players’ will not come to Chelsea because the club has sunk.“
“Become the coach? I would have said no”
For the 1998 world champion, the picture is barely believable. “ It’s incredible to see what the club has become, only two years after winning the Champions League. I am disgusted to see this. I have nothing against Todd Boehly, but they need to change things quickly or else they will kill the club. » And Frank Leboeuf pointed out, according to him, the real culprits. “ I would say that the people in charge of recruitment are the first to blame. It’s OK to sign young players with long contracts if they want to, but management forgets to balance the team.“
The former RC Strasbourg and OM player therefore said he was concerned about the future. “ The spine of the team is very young, apart from Thiago Silva. There isn’t much experience. Even Enzo Fernandez looks very young despite his deep knowledge of the game. I don’t see a leader and that is the main problem. The recruiters didn’t think of that and I think everyone is responsible. (…) If I had been asked to become the coach, I would have said no. The lack of leadership is an irreversible problem and I don’t see how they will be able to fix it. » After six days of the championship, Chelsea are only fourteenth, with only one success on the clock.
