‘Whenever you realise how a lot of the recruitment has been data-driven, you suppose, “Really, that is an attention-grabbing experiment”. It’s excessive danger, excessive reward’: Chelsea switch coverage intriguing former Stamford Bridge star
Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly has confronted loads of ridicule since taking the reins at Stamford Bridge in 2022, although one former Blue believes the “excessive danger” switch coverage is definitely one that might work in time.
Whereas Chelsea have spent round £1.2bn on gamers in switch charges alone since Boehly’s takeover two-and-a-half years in the past, in addition to burning via managers: Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, interim boss Frank Lampard, then Mauricio Pochettino, there have been some clear successes inside the recruitment.