I know what you’re thinking: that pun is just taking it too far.
You’re right. It is. But there’s more at play here than a contrived attempt at punnery, and with these words, I’d like to tell you how.
It was never going to be easy after Roman
It’s not just the nature in which the Roman Abramovich era came to end at Stamford Bridge. The longevity of the era, and the success it brought, inevitably made it a hard act to follow. Chelsea’s Premier League competitors Man United and Arsenal have first-hand experience of what happens in such cases, the former in particular having demonstrated how spectacular and quick your drift into oblivion can be if you fail to act prudently despite having enough of a financial might.
Abramovich may yet have a belated parting gift for Chelsea’s new overlords as well, for reports emerged earlier this season about the Russian oligarch having engaged in financial doping over the years to further bolster the Blues’ financial capabilities.
If these reports precipitate into anything of substance, Chelsea’s new spending proclivities will end up further setting the odds against them, not that they’ve been particularly conducive to long-term success to begin with.
A promise of stability and the reality
The arrival of Todd Boehly & Co was meant to herald a new era of different practices. Major League Baseball’s LA Dodgers, of whom Boehly has a minority ownership, were pointed to as an example of things to come, that under him Chelsea would divert from their scattergun approach and stick with their managers for longer, the Dodgers having had their manager in place since 2016.
Of course, it hasn’t turned out like that at all. Thomas Tuchel, much loved by the Blues faithful for the success he delivered and the way he steadied the ship amidst Abramovich’s exit from the club, was dismissed not long after the new guys arrived, Boehly having reportedly not liked the cut of his jib. Fair enough. Graham Potter was then…
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Author : Anshuman Joshi
Publish date : 2024-04-16 14:00:00
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