The mood within the Chelsea squad right now is reportedly at an all-time low.
It’s been a turbulent first season under this new Blues ownership. Remarkably, Chelsea have gone through two permanent bosses and are working under another caretaker manager during this very challenging 2022/23 campaign.
Frank Lampard is the man currently under-fire as the temporary manager, losing his opening five games in charge.
The Times says that Chelsea could offer 51-year-old coach Mauricio Pochettino their permanent manager’s job by the end of today.
Whoever takes charge at Stamford Bridge next season is walking into a club that needs a lot of fixing.
According to The Athletic, Chelsea sources have indicated to them that all is not well within the Blues dressing room right now.
In fact, an unnamed Chelsea employee has given a damning assessment of the current mood of the players.
The senior member of staff has told the Athletic: “It is as bad as I have ever known it.”
It is understood the unnamed staff member has worked at Stamford Bridge for years as well.
From the outside looking in, Chelsea appear to have a group of players going through a very tough stage.
They’ll want this season to be over and to focus on what lies ahead, but there’s still six Premier League games to play. Now is not the time to roll over and give up.
Miguel Delaney’s newsletter reported this week that some Chelsea players are confused by a lack of tactical structure since Lampard returned as the interim manager.
It won’t get any easier when the Blues travel to Premier League leaders Arsenal on Tuesday. Hopefully, individuals can lift themselves for a London derby and give travelling fans at the Emirates Stadium something to cheer about.
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