Todd Boehly has ruled out fans’ protests against him and his companions owners of Chelsea, insisting that the opprobrium sent his way in recent weeks is “even for the course.”
The supporters made their dissatisfaction with Clearlake Capital, Boehly and Behdad Egybali clearly so that everyone saw on Tuesday night when it is estimated that 200 of them gathered outside the Stamford bridge before the 4-0 victory of their team over Southampton. Boehly was photographed in a banner grabbing a bundle of notes in the midst of complaints about her links with the vivid seats of the Ticket Receipt, while another banner accused the Blueco property vehicle of crimes against Chelsea.
There were also songs for Roman Abramovich, who sold Chelsea to the consortium in the summer of 2022 after being sanctioned by the British government in the light of the invasion of Ukraine from Russia to Ukraine. His almost two decades of property brought a remarkable success to the west of London, especially in the form of two titles of the Champions League, and the great honors have eluded the club since the change of property.
When asked how fans were listening to ABRAMOVICH, whose possession has been under the microscope since his departure, Boehly told the Financial Times football business summit: “I think it’s a par for the course. The reality is that they will not know that he will not keep all the people happy, freedom appears of that.”
“You are just trying to go up to a plan, execute a plan, recognize that things are not linear, but as long as you are in the right direction in general, you feel better. The trend is in the right direction and that is what really matters. In June it will be three years, that is not much time, especially in an industry where there is such little time of inactivity.
“For me, I think it’s an steep learning curve, but that is also a good thing.
“The most misunderstood is that we are thinking about it as measured in years. You must think in the short and long term. We are focused on the combination of both and looking for the best possible way to execute it. It is an act of balance to discover how to do it. The strikers are difficult to find. You do not go to the store of the store and get a striker.”
Boehly and his fellow owners have earned a reputation for interrupting market standards in their brief ownership of Chelsea, especially exploiting an escape in the rules of the Premier League that allowed them to amortize high -profile acquisition contracts such as Enzo Fernández much beyond the five -year standard. The 51 -year -old man acknowledged that there had been a financial advantage, but spoke of the long agreements that were delivered in terms of building a long -term squad and leaders.
“You are always focused on how you have something together for a long time,” Boehly said. “That becomes an option that you are trying to cultivate. You identify what you think there are several players that join and will be consistent, reliable and together for a long time, or have the potential to be.
“When you think about the contracts here, you must recognize that a seven -year contract is really a five -year contract. Ninety -five percent of the time you will have to make the decision or shoot yourself in your foot. You can reach an agreement and agree on an extension or there are more green pastures out there. That is the reality of the model. If you are cheating yourself.
“We thought that the longest contracts could not only amortize, which was a good secondary benefit, but what we were really thinking was how we organized a team that has the ability to stay together. If you think about the teams that are the dynasties over the years, they had superstar captains that really took them. What you are trying to find is how to find that superstar captain.”
Although Boehly offered a safe evaluation of the position and plan of his team, although he acknowledged that in the “December was peak” field, not everything has been optimistic in the power runners in Stamford Bridge. Boehly and Ephhbali have housed ambitions to buy the other and when asked if the property structure would be the same in 12 months, everything the first would say is: “I cannot predict the future.” When asked directly about the relations between the owners, Boehly insisted that there had been exaggeration in the reports they added: “We have agreed to a strategy, we have agreed to follow a path.”
Boehly also has its own ideas for a broader vision of the Premier League, suggesting that clubs should receive a participation in the competition for each season of their participation and should maintain that in the descent. As for his own club, he believes that progress has already been made.
“If you observe the bases that are being built: a new management team, a new leadership of the Academy, a new leadership of director, a new mentality of players, all those things are evident and there. Now it is about how it continues to cultivate the team with the idea that you will always try to improve.
“If you look at the Dodgers [who Boehly co-owns]We won the World Series last year and had an incredible low season. You can’t rest if you really want to build something that is the best. Even if you are building the best, what are your chances of winning everything every year? “
