CHELSEA chief Todd Boehly claims it’s “good news” that Blues fans care enough to abuse him.
Supporters have chanted “Boehly, Boehly, you’re a c***” in protest at the club’s decline since he and his investment partners bought the club in 2022.
But the Blues chairman said: “The good news is people care so much. And the bad news is people care so much.
“That leads to times when they’re frustrated with the team and the owners.
“I get that, but we just have to continue to stay the course.”
Boos rang round Stamford Bridge again after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with relegation-threatened Burnley, who took a point despite playing more than half the game with only 10 men.
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Some fans have begun to turn on boss Mauricio Pochettino as he struggles to deliver consistent performances from a squad that has had more than £1billlion spent on it since the takeover.
But Boehly appears to be prepared to remain patient with Poch.
The 50-year-old American said: “We just need to let the process develop and give them the time to go from being unbelievable individual players with great skills to fold into a team.”
In a wide-ranging interview with American magazine Forbes, Boehly talked about how and why he went from being an investment banker to a billionaire with major stakes in the sports and entertainment industries.
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A key reason why he thinks it’s good news that people care so much about Premier League football is the money it generates from TV rights.
Boehly said: “The Premier League is broadcast into basically every country in the world.
“I think North Korea and Russia are the only ones that don’t broadcast it.
“It’s uniquely positioned on the clock in the U.S. because on Saturday morning, there’s not a lot of competition.”
But Boehly is having to learn with the kind of personal sporting scrutiny he has not felt since he was a teenage wrestler for all-boys Landon School.
He once failed by a single pound to make the weight for his 10-stone category at a match, and was bawled out by his coach.
Boehly said: “It’s a really big way to let your team down.
“Wrestling is pretty entrepreneurial. It’s all you. There’s nowhere to hide.”
And it’s the same for Boehly now when Chelsea are struggling at Stamford Bridge.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
