Chelsea supporters’ frustrations towards the current direction of the club began to boil over in Wednesday’s 2–1 defeat to Fulham with vocal protests against the ownership.
The departure of manager Enzo Maresca, whose exit stemmed from a breakdown in his relationship with those above him—co-owner Behdad Eghbali and co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart—sparked a wave of criticism from a large number of fans growing tired of the club’s win-later approach.
