The community has spoken here, and it’s pretty clear who we are blaming for the inconsistencies at the club.
Chelsea are currently in another slump, and no, it’s not just because we got players sent off and I’m not buying the injuries excuse either. Maybe don’t play injured players? There has been a lot of boasting through media briefings about our strength in depth, so where is it?
I ran a poll yesterday asking who you believed was MOST to blame for our current slump and inconsistencies since the new owners have come in.
- 70% say it’s the board/SDs/owners
- 17% say it’s the players
- 13% say it’s Enzo Maresca
The 70% are of course correct. After all, it is the board who hire the managers and recruit the players, so if they aren’t good enough, that is also on them. They make the decisions and the big calls, so they are 100% to blame in my view.
I have some gripes on Maresca but as I’ve said, I wont be pinning the most blame on him. He didn’t get what he wanted this summer in terms of recruitment, and I fully backed what he wanted as well. He didn’t get it, and here we are.
It’s not all doom and gloom. We can start by lighting it up again this week by beating Benfica. Then we can dream about beating Liverpool. Football can change fast, fans are unfortunately very fickle. If we start winning again you wont hear any of this noise. I always try to maintain consistency with my opinions and will not change them on and off after just a handful of games. I have always been concerned with the project and asked for more balance, that wont change until we sustain a period of success.