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Tom Coley

Cristiano Ronaldo's Ralph Rangnick blast shows Chelsea luck as Man Utd act as Todd Boehly warning

Whilst things may seem far from sunny at Stamford Bridge and the changes made by Todd Boehly are yet to reap much tangible reward, Cristiano Ronaldo's interview with Piers Morgan demonstrated that Chelsea have taken steps to try to move on.

In two senses Chelsea have gotten things right. Firstly, they didn't sign Ronaldo last summer. Although Todd Boehly desired the Portuguese international as a superstar statement transfer, he trusted Thomas Tuchel enough not to force the deal. By whatever means, avoiding Ronaldo has been a boost on multiple levels.

The other sense is that by making changes to the internal and external model of the club, the Blues are trying to adapt. Their hire-fire trophy laden 19-years under Roman Abramovich has been an unprecedented success in running a football club, but it's prehistoric now.

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