Boehl in a china shop: Chelsea’s new owner is getting it very wrong
As the fallout from Chelsea’s sacking of Thomas Tuchel continues, an excellent story is circulating about the Blues’ meddling new owner Todd Boehly.
According to rumours, the American billionaire called Tuchel in for a player recruitment meeting soon after he bought the club.
There, he presented a proposed line up for the team this season. Tuchel was mildly annoyed by the omission of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and the selection of 37-year-old Ronaldo up front, but there was a far more concerning detail.
The proposed starting line up contained 12 players, with the outfield ones laid out in a rare 4-4-3 formation…
