“Reviving Chelsea: Key Strategies for the Club’s Future Success”

With closed faces and players rushing into the locker room, a scene that is becoming a regular feature at Chelsea fixtures this year. Franck Lampard’s men were again swept away last night by Mikel Arteta’s Gunners (3-1). Twelfth in the league, 17 points from European places and eliminated in the Champions League, the blues season is definitely to be forgotten. The London club will absolutely have to bounce back next season.

The trainer, site number 1

To best prepare for its future, Chelsea must make the appointment of a coach its priority. Six defeats in six games, two goals scored, Frank Lampard’s record since his return is catastrophic. No other manager at the club has had such a bad start in their 118-year history. The ex-English international should, as expected, not be retained at the end of the season. While we have mentioned Julian Nagelsmann or Vincent Kompany, it is Mauricio Pochettino who seems in pole position for the position. The choice to name the Argentinian technician is not meaningless. Despite mixed results on the PSG side, Pochettino knows the Premier League well and has always succeeded there. At Southampton as at Tottenham, he has contributed a lot to the good progress of these teams.

If he is not the best tactician, he is a leader of men capable of uniting a group. An important quality in the Chelsea project. With the arrival of no less than 16 players this season, the task is to be able to find stability and form a real team. He also managed to bring young players like Lallana, Shaw and Heug-Min Son to the next level. The former defender could play a role in the progress of Noni Madueke or Mykhailo Mudryk, far from unanimous.

Find a real number 9

This season, it is especially offensively that the bat hurts for the residents of Stamford Bridge. With 31 goals scored, Chelsea are the 16th attack in the Premier League. This is very far from the balance sheet that such a team should show. What the Blues offensive line really lacks is a true effective point forward. It was Kai Havertz who held this position this season. In a role of false number 9, the German did not give full satisfaction, with only 9 goals scored in all competitions. It’s not enough.

It’s the same observation for Raheem Sterling, also tested in this position. The only pure core striker, Aubameyang, is no longer in good health and should leave the club. There remains the question mark Romelu Lukaku, loaned to Inter Milan this season. Author of a lackluster season, he will not be retained by the Lombard club. Chelsea could decide to give the Belgium international another chance but they could also want to find him a way out. In this case, Todd Boelhy will have to, as he knows how to do, get his hands on the wallet to recruit a reliable attacker.

A more thoughtful transfer policy

On the side of London, it will also be necessary to be careful not to fall back into its faults. We must no longer change the team from one transfer window to another as was the case last year by buying dozens of players at exorbitant prices. A sports project needs stability to function. We must give time to the players present and distance ourselves from the culture of the moment. Obviously, only in this way will Chelsea return to the fore.