Chelsea news: 'We know what the problem is' — Fromer Blues defender tears into Todd Boehly

Chelsea are having a play acold beneath expectations, and erstwhile Blue William Gallas has not held backmost successful his appraisal of why.

The nine person endured managerial upheaval, accumulated mediocre results and find themselves successful an unexpected ninth spot successful the Premier League, facing the existent imaginable of missing retired connected European shot wholly successful 2026-27.

Gallas, who besides represented Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal and Tottenham during his career, was unsparing successful his diagnosis erstwhile speaking to Get French Football News.

"We cognize what Chelsea's occupation is, the proprietor needs to negociate the nine better," helium said. "The fans are not blessed with what is happening astatine Chelsea. We knew for a fewer years already that the proprietor was not managing the nine correctly. Now they person been done respective managers. They walk wealth but person thing to amusement for it. Yes, they won the Club World Cup, but that is not enough."

Gallas besides takes purpose astatine Marseille and Tottenham

The erstwhile France planetary drew parallels with different clubs helium represented, suggesting neither Marseille nor Tottenham person addressed their underlying problems either.

"Olympique de Marseille is having a occupation astatine the infinitesimal due to the fact that it looks similar they volition not suffice for the Champions League, which is simply a large stroke for the city," helium said. "They request a bully effect against Rennes. The occupation is the connection betwixt the players and the manager. It is not similar it was 20 years ago, managers request to find a antithetic attack erstwhile talking to a young squad."

On Tottenham, Gallas was arsenic direct. "With Tottenham, they were already successful the aforesaid concern they are successful now. They won the Europa League past season, everyone was blessed — the fans, the nine — but they did not lick the existent problem. That is wherefore they are warring against relegation. It volition not beryllium casual for them to enactment successful the apical flight. I watched their crippled against Leeds and you tin spot it volition beryllium hard for Tottenham, and they person a London derby against Chelsea soon."

FA Cup last offers Chelsea a lifeline

The Blues person gone 7 consecutive Premier League games without a win, though they clasp a mathematical accidental of reaching European football. Sitting ninth connected 49 points, they are 4 points down Brighton, who presently inhabit the last Conference League spot.

Europa League qualification is an adjacent taller order, Chelsea way Bournemouth by six points and would request to triumph some remaining games against Tottenham and Sunderland, portion relying connected different results going their way. Champions League qualification is nary longer possible, with Aston Villa 10 points wide successful fifth.

Despite the turbulence, Chelsea tin inactive extremity the run with silverware. On Saturday, the Blues look Manchester City successful the FA Cup last astatine Wembley.