Alan Shearer thinks Chelsea are implementing plan which won’t ever be successful | OneFootball

Chelsea are trying to implement a plan which will simply never work according to Premier League legend Alan Shearer.

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The Blues have spent vast sums of money following the takeover by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, which has seen a major shift in transfer strategy.

Chelsea now target talented youngsters and put them on long term contracts, and have moved away from signing proven players with quality.

Alan Shearer claims Chelsea’s plan won’t work

The Blues have got some deals right with the likes of Cole Palmer, Andrey Santos and Estevao all impressing, and they can be stars of the future.

There’s also excitement surrounding Mike Penders and Geovany Quenda, but if Chelsea are to succeed they need to add some experience and proven quality to help guide and complement the young talent.

So far the Blues seem reluctant to do that, and once again they face another crucial summer where they must address their issues.

Fans have little to no faith in the ownership and sporting directors, and Shearer believes their plan won’t ever work.

“Yeah, absolutely, yeah. I think what Chelsea’s model is and has been for a long time now is Champions League football,” he told Premier League Productions.

“I think that’s the minimum that they would expect. And I think he probably knows that, he’s signed up for that.

“He knows the pressures that he’s under at a big football club who want it very differently to what anyone else or how anyone else runs their football club in terms of buying young, trying to develop them and then perhaps sell them for big money, giving them long contracts.

“I’m not a huge fan of that, but they believe they’ll get success that way. I don’t. I think it’s such a difficult ask for any manager under those circumstances.

“But the reason he was hired, I think, is to get Champions League football.”

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The Blues have lost four games in a row, and have failed to score in their last three, with the pressure growing on Rosenior.

Chelsea reportedly plan to review Rosenior in summer 2027, but we’ve heard this before with previous managers, and ultimately it’s a results based business.

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