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Todd Boehly singled out one of his underperforming Chelsea signings during his speech after the team’s 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton on Saturday, according to reports. The American made a beeline for the changing room after the defeat – which is Chelsea’s third in a row under Frank Lampard – and was not seen leaving until an hour later.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Boehly was joined by fellow co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Hasjorg Wyss and addressed the players after Lampard finished his post-match debrief. He branded their situation – marooned in 11th place in the Premier League – as ‘embarrassing’, though his speech was designed to wake the players from their sleep and fire them up before facing Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday. ...

Todd Boehly laid into Chelsea's squad after their defeat to Brighton on Saturday as he labelled their season 'embarrassing', according to reports. The Blues were totally outplayed by Brighton as they slipped to a 2-1 loss, their third successive defeat since Frank Lampard was placed in caretaker charge until the end of the campaign.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Some home supporters made their feelings clear as they were seen shouting down to Boehly in the directors' box at the final whistle. READ MORE: Frank Lampard pins blame on Graham Potter ahead of Real Madrid game Mikel Arteta points finger at Arsenal stars after ‘worrying’ West Ham draw Fans fear Chelsea are ‘finished’ as they question Lampard after viral Kepa clip Boehly was also...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has suggested that the players are not fit enough in a subtle dig at former head coach Graham Potter. The Blues have lost all three of their games since the Englishman returned to Stamford Bridge as caretaker manager and the task will not get any easier with Real Madrid the opposition in the Champions League on Tuesday night.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lampard’s return to the club has not gone as he would have hoped with the 44-year-old failing to oversee any improvement on performances. The west Londoners have scored just once during his three matches in charge and were played off the park by Brighton on Saturday with only Kepa's display in goal keeping the scoreline respectable. The task will not get easier thi...

Chelsea have held face-to-face discussions with Julian Nagelsmann for the first time, though their search for a new manager is expanding with two more candidates now added to their shortlist. The London club sacked Graham Potter at the start of the month after just 31 games in charge and are now conducting a thorough search for a replacement.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea’s co-sporting directors, Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, are leading the process and will vet and interview their candidates before submitting a recommendation to the club’s owners. Nagelsmann is reported to be one of the frontrunners to land the job along with former Spain and Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique, who has already spoken to the duo. According to Th...

Roy Keane has named the Manchester United player who is ‘two steps ahead’ after Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Antony opened the scoring in the first half and gave the assist for Diogo Dalot to double United's lead as they leapfrogged Newcastle United into third. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Keane was particularly impressed with Bruno Fernandes, who registered an impressive display. The Portugal international made five chances, had 42 passes in the final third and covered 9.6km – the most of any player on the pitch in those three metrics. When asked about Fernandes, Man United legend Keane told Sky Sports: ‘Brilliant, I really think he’s a brilliant player. ‘He’ll be disappointed he didn’t obviously score, bu...

Mikel Arteta conceded Arsenal's failure to manage the game when they were leading 2-0 against West Ham is a "worry". The Gunners surrendered their lead to draw against the Hammers, which cost them two points in the Premier League title race.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are now hot on their heels after they let a two-goal lead slip for the second time in the space of only seven days. Against West Ham, Arsenal found themselves 2-0 up within the opening ten minutes through goals from Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard. But they were unable to see the game out with the hosts equalising through Jarrod Bowen in the 54th minute. It left Arteta concerned by his side's game management as the pressure continues to ramp up ...

Declan Rice has been seen picking up a signed Arsenal shirt from Martin Odegaard amid reports he could join the club from West Ham this summer window. The England international has been strongly linked with a move to the Emirates and met up with Gunners skipper Odegaard after Sunday’s 2-2 draw. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The picture of Odegaard handing Rice a signed shirt went viral with Arsenal supporters hoping the club will secure the midfielder's signature at the end of the campaign. Arsenal are growing confident of signing Rice despite the interest from fellow Premier League teams Manchester United and Chelsea. The Hammers are expected to sell Rice at the end of the season due to the fact he is unwilling to sign a new deal at the east ...

Chelsea supporters fear their "managerless" team are "actually finished" after a clip of Kepa Arrizabalaga during Brighton defeat went viral. Interim manager Frank Lampard yesterday suffered his third defeat out of three since taking over from Graham Potter until the end of the campaign.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The West London side were completely outplayed by Brighton at Stamford Bridge. Conor Gallagher's deflected strike gave them an undeserved lead but Danny Welbeck's header and a suoerb strike from Julio Enciso secured a 2-1 victory for the Seagulls, who completed the double over Chelsea. And a video from the 27th minute had many fans concerned about the lack of leadership and tactics under Frank Lampard. As Brighton player Joel Vel...

Louis Saha claims Wout Weghorst is ‘not good enough’ for Manchester United and has ‘not done enough’ to extend his stay at the club beyond this campaign. United signed Netherlands striker Weghorst on loan in January after the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo during the World Cup. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Manchester United have been impressive this season – winning their first trophy since 2017 and climbing into the top-four – Weghorst has been poor up front, scoring two goals in 21 games. The Burnley star is yet to score a league goal under Erik ten Hag and Saha says it is clear he is ‘not the answer’ to United’s goalscoring problems. ‘In terms of numbers, it’s clear that Wout Weghorst needs to score more goals because that is what a club ...