Sneijder defends ‘angry’ Boehly as he accuses one Chelsea star of ‘walking’ against Real Madrid | OneFootball

Wesley Sneijder is not surprised that Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is “angry” after watching Enzo Fernandez “walking” against Real Madrid on Tuesday night.

The Blues are having a terrible season with Frank Lampard’s side currently 11th in the Premier League and 17 points adrift of fourth-placed Newcastle United.

Lampard has taken on caretaker role until the end of the season with Chelsea looking to appoint a successor to Graham Potter, who could only win 12 of his 31 matches in charge at Stamford Bridge,

Boehly has been heavily criticised by pundits and fans this season with Chelsea owner currently on his third manager of the season after spending £600m on new players over the last couple of transfer windows.

Fernandez has been the most expensive acquisition of Boehly’s reign with the Argentina international leaving Benfica for Chelsea in a deal worth around £107m.

Boehly recently delivered a post-match rant to the Chelsea dressing room after Lampard lost his third game in charge to Brighton at the weekend.

And it was a fourth defeat in four matches on Tuesday night with a Rodrygo brace giving Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge to put Chelsea out of the Champions League.

Sneijder can see why Boehly is annoyed when his big-name signings aren’t impacting games with the former Netherlands international accusing Fernandez of lacking effort on Tuesday.

Speaking to RTL7, Sneijder commented: “If you have been brought in as a player for €100million (Chelsea paid €121m, or £107m) then you can at least expect that he will run his lungs out, right?

“But he walked! He loses the ball himself, then he has a moment of mourning. You see Enzo, a €100m purchase [sic], trudge a bit while Gallagher runs past him.

“That is not possible, it must be addressed.

“You look at a boy like that and I wonder: what does he take ownership of? He doesn’t. I’d call that boy on the mat tomorrow.

“I don’t think he’s a great footballer either. You [the show’s presenter] said he did it for Lionel Messi [at the World Cup]. I thought he would do it at Chelsea too, but he doesn’t.

“If things don’t go smoothly in football, and you’re not scoring goals, then you have to make sure you don’t concede. You have to run your lungs out, and he won’t do that.”

On Boehly speaking to players in the dressing room, Sneijder added: “I understand that [going and speaking to the players]. As an owner, you have paid so much money, so you are angry and you walk in.

“If you are the owner watching in the stands and you see that Gallagher is making such a sprint and your €100m [sic] player is not, then yes, I would also get angry!”