Didier Drogba has criticized Chelsea’s leadership for “lacking class.” The Blues star claimed that there was much more “class” at Stamford Bridge during the Roman Abramovich era in an extraordinary rant directed at the club’s current leadership.
Roman Abramovich’s 19-year reign at Chelsea came to an end in May when a consortium managed by Todd Boehly completed a £4.25b buyout.
Boehly has had a hectic first few months as a Chelsea co-owner, with a significant fluctuation of both players and personnel.
In particular, Thomas Tuchel was controversially fired by the Blues last month and replaced by Graham Potter. Furthermore, there has also been several changes to the backroom staff.
Former chairman Bruce Buck, director and transfer chief Marina Granovskaia, technical and performance director Petr Cech and international head of scouting Scott McLachlan have all left the club in recent months.
Last month, the director of communications Steve Atkins and the chief medical officer Paco Biosca both also left.
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Didier Drogba, a former Blues player, believes it has been “very hard” to see the team let go of certain individuals since Boehly took charge at Chelsea. He urged Boehly to bring the team back to the “principles and values” that existed under Abramovich.
“I knew this club with a certain class during the Abramovich era, but today I find it lacking,” he told Canal Plus.
“It’s very hard for me to see how they got rid of certain people, for example the physiotherapists, who were there for a very long time. They should go back to the principles and values they had.”
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