{"id":5151,"date":"2026-05-07T00:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5151"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:59:05","slug":"its-madness-wayne-rooney-publicly-slams-chelsea-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5151","title":{"rendered":"‘It’s madness’ – Wayne Rooney publicly slams Chelsea owners"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It would be safe to say that the Chelsea ownership are under heavy pressure at the moment. The fans are clearly frustrated. It is not a rare sight to see them walk out of games early these days. It is happening pretty much every week now. And for understandable reasons.<\/p>\n

Chelsea have lost six games on the trot in the Premier League. They could not even beat the second-string side of Nottingham Forest at the weekend. On the contrary, they were soundly defeated, 3-1, at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

This \u2018project\u2019 is going nowhere. BlueCo do not need to \u2018tweak\u2019 things, they need to completely revamp them. <\/p>\n

They came into the club in 2022 and tried to reinvent the wheel. But the game has a way of humbling you. And one can only hope that BlueCo have learned their lesson. Because if they have not and still believe their idea is going to work, you can only wonder what kind of failures will wake them up.<\/p>\n

Wayne Rooney gives reality check to Chelsea owners<\/h2>\n

Wayne Rooney is someone who knows what it takes to be successful as a youngster. He was considered among the best players in England while he was still a teenager.<\/p>\n

So, he will have a good idea about what some of these Chelsea youngsters need to go on and attain that world-class level. And it does not seem like it is what they are being provided at Stamford Bridge right now.<\/p>\n

Rooney did not mix his words when he described what is going on at Chelsea at the moment and why players should not sign long-term contracts with the club. According to BBC Sport, Rooney said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe money they spend and how they try and operate is absolutely crazy. For a player, you don\u2019t want to be tying yourself in for that long at that club. It\u2019s madness.<\/p>\n

\u201cExperience is key to any successful team and they have very young players who can be world class but when it\u2019s tough you need to draw on your reserves and when you have been in those moments before, a lot of those players haven\u2019t been through that and they have no experienced players to guide them through.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the owners, I\u2019d put a bet on that they don\u2019t know too much about football. They are very good business people but there\u2019s no one there to give them guidance on football.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Will Chelsea change this summer?<\/h2>\n

There have been whispers of Chelsea changing their ways this summer, or at least tweaking them. There have been suggestions that they will look for a top manager and proven players.<\/p>\n

But what fits that description in BlueCo\u2019s eyes. As we all know this ownership has their own way of seeing these things, that might not fit conventional footballing wisdom.<\/p>\n

Would someone like Andoni Iraola go down as a top manager? Would someone be considered a proven player just because he has spent a few years in the Premier League?<\/p>\n

It will depend on exactly what the approach is. There is going to be a difference between hiring Xabi Alonso and someone like Marco Silva, who has done an extremely good job at Fulham but is not a proven winner at the highest level. There is going to be a difference between signing Alessandro Bastoni and a centre-back from a relegation-contending side, just because they have a few years of experience in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Sourav<\/div>\n

Sourav Mahanty has covered teams like Chelsea, Celtic, Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSG and more over a career that has now lasted a decade.
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\nHis work has been featured on Sports Illustrated, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, FanSided, The Sportster and aggregated through Bleacher Report and NewsNow.
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\nOutside of football, he is also interested in basketball, cricket and professional wrestling.<\/p>\n

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