The Todd Boehly-led consortium took over Chelsea from Roman Abramovich in May after the UK Government sanctioned the Russian Businessman following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The new ownership broke the record of most spending in a single transfer window after spending and backing Thomas Tuchel with £280 million only for the 47-year-old German to be fired after just 7 games into the season.
Despite Thomas Tuchel being sacked following Chelsea’s defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League. Many believe he was sack not because of non-performance but as part of their total overhaul of the club.
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has admitted that Thomas Tuchel was sacked because his vision did not align with theirs.
What did Todd Boehly say?
Speaking at the SALT Conference in New York, Todd Boehly said: “When you take over any business, you just have to make sure you’re aligned with the people who are operating the business.
“I think Tuchel is obviously extremely talented and someone who had great success with Chelsea.
“Our vision for the club was finding a manager who really wanted to collaborate with us, a coach who really wanted to collaborate.
“I think there are a lot of walls to break down at Chelsea. Before, for example, the first team and the academy didn’t really share data, they didn’t share information about where the top players were coming from.
“So, our goal is to really bring a team together that, with the academy, with the first team, with the incremental clubs we want to acquire and develop, all of that need to be a well-oiled machine.
“And the reality of our decision was that we just weren’t sure that Thomas saw the same way we saw. No one’s right or wrong, it’s just we didn’t share a vision for the future. It wasn’t about soccer; it was really about the shared vision for what we wanted Chelsea Football Club to look like.
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“It wasn’t a decision that was made as a result of a single win or loss. It was a decision that was made really about what we thought was the right vision for the club.”
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s new manager, Graham Potter, has revealed that in life every step you make involves taking a risk.
Many football pundits believe Graham Potter took a huge risk by taking the Chelsea job.
Asked about the risk associated with the Chelsea job, he told reporters: “Risks… well, if you walk across the road outside the stadium, there is a risk. That is what life is; nobody knows what is going to happen in the future.
“I left England when I was 30 years old, and I went to a club that had sacked the manager every year for the previous five years. It was the fourth tier of Swedish football, and I left a secure job, my wife’s business, for an opportunity.
“I’ve taken careful steps with my career—I haven’t just jumped at the first opportunity. I’ve always tried to understand what was involved and whether it was the right time for me to take the next challenge, but I think that is what life is.
“It’s about going outside of your comfort zone, taking responsibility, believing there is more to us that sits here now. I don’t see it as a risk in a negative way, but everything is a bit unknown, and that is the beauty of life.”
