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·7 May 2026
The Athletic: Chelsea owners acknowledging they need to make some changes

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·7 May 2026

After four years in charge, Chelsea’s owners might finally be acknowledging that what they are doing is not working.
I mean, many Chelsea fans, pundits, former players, journalists, and others noticed this and said this MANY years back now. It was never going to work. You cannot fill a squad full of younger players and ignore leaders, strong mentalities, physical traits, and hire inexperienced managers to lead them. It was always doomed for failure.
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Although, I don’t think Chelsea fans are going to like the wording in this article. Because we all know that we need to see big changes rather than little tweaks, which is what The Athletic are suggesting below.

Behdad Eghbali at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
So, within the article above, there is a quote that says:
‘As Chelsea approach the end of a fourth season under this ownership, acknowledgement is growing that a tweak is needed.’
Well, I’m afraid it’s going to need more than just tweaks. We need to see big changes. So you’re going to have to hold your hands up now and make them.
Chelsea are in a pickle with their strikers – they have a few on the books, but only one looks any good. Ben Jacobs put out his latest information on the striker situation this week.
Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol has become the latest journalist to predict that things could get better very quickly at Chelsea. Pretty clear he speaks to Chelsea and pumps out their PR on the regular!
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