Chelsea's 12 months of chaos: Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali's turbulent first year at Stamford Bridge

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🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Coming towards the end of a bumpier first year in charge at Chelsea than either Todd Boehly or Behdad Eghbali could have ever envisaged, Sky Sports digital football journalist Joe Shread looks back on the most turbluent season in living memory at Stamford Bridge.

In a special edition of Essential Football, Joe joins Ron Walker to discuss the key topics from a campaign which began with such promise after a tough end to the Roman Abramovich era.

Up for discussion is how the new owners' relationship with Thomas Tuchel soured - and resulted in his sacking days after a chaotic summer transfer window had ended, before the pursuit of Graham Potter and the rapid toxic atmosphere which soon engulfed his reign amid another mad spending spree.

Then it's onto the return of Frank Lampard and Chelsea plumetting to new depths under their interim manager - but renewed hope finally appearing due to the impending arrival of Mauricio Pochettino.

Read Joe's full feature on Chelsea's 12 months of chaos on the Sky Sports website.

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0:00.0	The Sky Sports Football Podcast is brought to you by Bet365.
0:04.3	Bet365 wants to help you make every moment extraordinary.
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0:11.1	You can take a time out, set up reality checks and set your limits.
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0:18.6	it means you can enjoy the moments with them.
0:24.6	When you play, play safe with Bet365, it means you can enjoy the moments with them. When you play, play safe with Bet365. Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of Chelsea Football Club and related companies
0:35.6	to an investment group led by Todd Burley.
0:37.8	Chelsea supporters will have mixed emotions.
0:39.8	They will look back very, very fondly at the Roman Abramovich era, but they'll also now be looking forward because Todd Burley is a very serious businessman.
0:48.3	Chelsea have parted way with Thomas Tuchel. So Thomas Tuchel is no longer the Chelsea manager. This is a Bramovich-esque, isn't it?
0:56.7	Chelsea have appointed Graham Potter as their new head coach replacing Thomas Tuchel.
1:02.5	You're not getting the results. You're not getting the wins right now. How much is that intensify the pressure that you're under?
1:07.9	You have to understand the moment we're in, but at the same time I take full responsibility for those, for those results. It isn't good enough for Chelsea, that's for
1:13.7	sure. Breaking news, Graham Potter. He has been sacked by Chelsea following that home defeat to
1:20.6	Aston Villa. I don't think he was enjoying it there. They lost Petticeka and Marina, Greno Skaia
1:25.0	at the start of the season. That wasn't planned. They lost two cult. That wasn't planned. They paid billions of pounds. They don't know what they're doing.
1:30.3	To be fair. They're learning on the job. And he's probably just think these are mad.
1:33.3	Record goalscorer. Frank Lamport has accepted an offer to manage Chelsea until the end of the season. especially when we're a club that's been used to a lot of success. I hurt every match that we lose or we don't perform at a level because that's how you have to be if you work at this club.
1:47.5	It's actually what do we do now, whether we come 12, 13, 14, whatever it is,
1:51.3	what do we do now to make it not the story next year?
1:54.3	Hello and welcome to a special edition of Essential Football from Sky Sports. Now, in today's episode, we will be looking back on a tough first year at Chelsea for their new owner, Todd Bowley.
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