There is nothing inherently wrong with an owner occasionally entering the dressing room, but the alleged details of Todd Boehly’s pre-Real Madrid speech to the Chelsea players should set alarm bells ringing again among supporters.
Boehly and fellow board members Behdad Eghbali and Hansjorg Wyss visited the dressing room after Saturday’s home defeat by Brighton where the American reportedly told the squad that their season had been “embarrassing” and singled out one senior player, signed for big money in the past year, for heavy criticism.
