‼️🚨: A Chelsea supporter was racially abused and had monkey gestures made towards her by a Leeds fan during the FA Cup semifinal.
Disgraceful behaviour. RT and spread this tweet so we can identify their hatred and get them banned.
Anyone can help kick evil people out of football - let’s stand by this proud Chelsea supporter and help her out.
@kickitout@FA@ChelseaFC@LUFC@premierleague@MPSChelseaFC@SRTRC_England@ChelseaWomenSG
🚨Statement on the sacking of Liam Rosenior🚨
We acknowledge this afternoon’s breaking news regarding the sacking of Liam Rosenior.
While the timing may come as a surprise, the outcome itself was inevitable. Liam was not equipped to lead a club of Chelsea’s stature, and his appointment in the first place was a clear reflection of an ownership group that continues to treat Chelsea as a sporting experiment rather than the elite institution it has been for decades.
From the outset, it was clear to fans, media, pundits, and even players that Liam was placed into a role at the wrong stage of his development. At a time when the squad was crying out for an experienced, authoritative leader, the club instead appointed someone still learning his trade, simply because he fit their internal model.
This is the consequence of an arrogant and misguided structure.
We want to thank Liam Rosenior for stepping into an impossible situation. He took on a role under an ownership that has created an unstable and damaging environment, one that had already driven out his predecessor under extraordinary circumstances. His intentions were never in question.
However, intentions are not enough at a club like Chelsea.
As a fanbase, we demand a manager that reflects the stature, ambition, and expectations of Chelsea Football Club. We reject the idea that the role of a head coach can be reduced to data points. Leadership, experience, and the ability to command respect remain fundamental to success at the highest level.
Today’s decision is yet another damming indictment of an ownership and sporting structure that is not fit for purpose. It reinforces what many already know, that those currently in charge are not the right custodians of this football club.
The club has spoken of “self reflection” in its statement. We believe that process must start at the very top. Perhaps the club has come to the conclusion there is a statistical relationship between a manager and results.
Behdad Eghbali must be held accountable for the environment that has been created. Paul Winstanley, Laurence Stewart, and Joe Shields must also take responsibility for a series of appointments and decisions that have consistently fallen well short of the standards we demand.
Any new appointment must go beyond data and fitting a rigid model. It must be about restoring a connection between the squad and the fans. That same principle must apply across the coaching staff and those in decision making positions at the club. Without that connection, there can be no identity, and without identity, there can be no success.
We will continue to hold the club to account and will be announcing further action this season directed at those responsible for the continued decline of Chelsea Football Club.
BluecoOut.
See how Pete Cech kept on saying “you” when referring to Chelsea
He slipped up once and said “we” then corrected himself cause he don’t want to be associated with this mess
@CFCPys Makes you wonder how it's taken them 5 years to figure out that *players who are ready to start and impact straight away" should be our recruitment strategy.
Arsenal structure:
- One owner (Stan & son Josh Kroenke)
- One sporting director (Andrea Berta)
- One technical director (James Ellis)
- One manager (Mikel Arteta)
Chelsea structure:
- Multiple owners (Eghbali & Feliciano + Boehly & Walter + Wyss & others)
- Three sporting directors (Paul Winstanley, Laurence Stewart, David Fallows)
- One technical director (Glenn van der Kraan)
- Two directors of football & recruitment (Joe Shields & Sam Jewell)
- One head coach (Liam Rosenior)
These structures are nowhere near the same 🤣
Didier Drogba's brilliant story about how Juan Mata was key in Chelsea winning the Champions League 🔵🏆:
🗣️ "I asked a young 23-year-old Juan Mata, 'Please maestro, help me win the Champions League.'
He looked at me like, 'Man, you’re crazy, you’re Didier Drogba, you are gonna help me win it.'
I then told him, 'I’ve been here for eight years and never won it, so I believe you’re the one who’s gonna help us win. That was the end of February. Three months later, we were in Munich, in the final, in their stadium.
They took the lead with eight minutes to go, and on my way to kick the ball for the last eight minutes, I was so discouraged.
The young man said to me, 'Believe Didi, you have to believe.'
Almost in tears, I answered after looking at the time, 'Believe in what? It’s almost over, I’m gonna cry like a few months ago when I lost the [AFCON] final with Ivory Coast.'
Last minute, last corner... Guess who took that corner kick? Juan Mata. And the rest is history."
I find it weird that people will see a homeless person with a dog and think “we have to help the dog” while helping the homeless person doesn’t even cross they minds.