Todd Boley has broken his silence and urged disgruntled Chelsea fans to be patient, as the owner believes big-money
signings will transform over time from an ‘individual’ to an ‘individual’ team. He insisted he would not change his approach.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino likes to use press conferences to urge fans to trust the ‘process’,
and was published after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Burnley 10-a-side at Stamford Bridge.
In a rare interview, Boeri agreed with that opinion. “We just have to let the process go and give them time to develop
from being great individual players with great skills to being a team,” Boeri told Forbes rather than the club’s official channels. .
Apparently referring to criticism from Chelsea fans this season, Boeri added: “The good news is that people really care about us.”
And the bad news is that people actually care. “It makes them let down the team and the owners,
and we understand that, but we have no choice but to keep going. Chelsea face Manchester United in a Premier League
match at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, with supporters of both clubs disappointed in the campaign.
Boeri became the face of Chelsea’s takeover in May 2022, but has remained largely silent along with his fellow investors.
This prompted criticism from fans, who called for club officials to discuss strategy.
Boeri, who spoke in interviews about the Premier League’s unique commercial appeal among other things,
was the subject of an advertising campaign in which he was portrayed as a clown alongside Behada Egbali and Jose Feliciano.
