Chelsea icon Ruud Gullit hopes the club can turn things around and avoid following in Tottenham's footsteps, advising the team to take the same approach as PSG.
Likely, fans have not noticed, but Chelsea are entering a spiral of errors and bad results that recall what happened with their great rival, Tottenham. After breaking a long trophy drought by winning the Europa League, Tottenham drastically decided not to retain their coach at that time, Ange Postecoglou. This has led the club to be in an intense fight to avoid relegation.
Regarding this topic, iconic Chelsea player Ruud Gullit spoke about whether he thinks the Blues have already entered the same spiral that has Tottenham drowning at present. To which he said, "I hope not. I want Chelsea to succeed, but, as I have been saying for two years, I do not understand their philosophy.
What I say is what I see; I have no inside information. Maybe the owners should explain it. But the fans want titles and will not accept less. Look at PSG: they mix young players with veterans; those leaders guide the new ones, and that is how they grow. That is what Moises Caicedo needs: someone like Casemiro next to him to guide him and say, 'Relax, do it like this.' You see that in training."
And it makes sense, Chelsea's current policy seems to rely solely on signing young players with a long-term vision, but what happens with the present? With a horrible present in which the team cannot find the path to victory, reaching a streak of six consecutive losses, something that had not happened in years.
The curious thing is that the same path taken by Spurs is being followed: winning a European competition (in Chelsea's case, the Conference League and the Club World Cup), and then firing the coach who led you to those titles. Bringing in a substitute with little experience in football and even less in a league as powerful as the Premier League.
Now, the club is under the interim of Calum McFarlane, but the team still cannot find a playing style. The only way the team scores is through individual efforts, not through collective play. With 11 goals conceded and only two scored, it shows that both the defensive and offensive schemes still have a lot to improve.
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