Chelsea are disappointing this season. After spending around €340 million this season to strengthen itself, the London club has been going through a strong zone of turbulence since the start of 2026. Enzo Maresca slammed the door, Liam Rosenior was urgently taken out of Strasbourg to replace him, the Blues were sharply eliminated from the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain (5-2, 3-0) and Chelsea runs the risk of not playing in the next edition. of the most prestigious cup in Europe.
Rosenior confirmed
Sixth in the standings, Rosenior’s team is four points behind fifth (Liverpool) and its state of form is not reassuring. The London club have won just one of their last seven league games and have lost their last three. With six matches remaining, will the Blues be able to turn things around? Present at the CAA’s World Congress of Sports in Los Angeles, one of Chelsea’s bosses, Behdad Eghbali, took stock of the situation. Starting with what he considers to be one of the turning points of the Blues season: the unexpected departure of Maresca.
“Our policy has always been not to make head coach changes during the season. We of course evaluate and hold to account not only the coach, but also the management team and the sports team, but this is usually done in the summer, not during the season. This is not a change we wanted to make. It’s a change that has had a somewhat negative impact on the season, when you change the systems and the squad, and it’s a situation that we need to get out of. We have six Premier League games and an FA Cup semi-final to go. When you get punched in the face, you have to fight back, you have to get up and fight. And that will, I hope, say a lot about the character of this team.”he declared in comments relayed by Sky Sports.
Recruit more experienced players
Eghbali expects a burst of pride from his team, but swears that Liam Rosenior will be retained next season despite the rumors of premature departure having made the headlines of the English press in recent weeks. “I think the priority is stability, and frankly, building that stability at the coaching level is one of the things we haven’t done well yet, and it’s something we’re working to improve on. As for Liam (Rosenior), we had the opportunity to work with him daily for over 18 months, so we knew what to expect. We believe he has all the qualities necessary to succeed here. He started very well. We’ve had five or six tough games lately, but I think we’re supporting Liam. Of course, it’s the results that count, but we believe he can succeed in the long term. »
Finally, Eghbali concluded his speech by talking about the transfer window. If the departure of a few elements such as Alejandro Garnacho is not excluded, the boss of the Blues indicates that Chelsea wish to correct the situation by recruiting more experienced players. “The idea was to recruit and develop elite players who could, frankly, get along and bring that stability to the team. We are still only in the 40th or 50th minute of this process. The objective is to retain, recruit, retain, reward and extend the contracts of some of the best players in the world. I think we did some things right, a lot of things right. We need to improve on certain points, recruit more experienced players at this stage of the project, to move to the next level and be consistent over time. » The message got through.
