Chelsea hero John Obi Mikel has blasted head coach Enzo Maresca and co-owner Todd Boehly with the Blues liable to lacking out on Champions League qualification.
Maresca has been clear with Chelsea followers over the membership’s expectations this season, dismissing ambitions of a Premier League title push after a robust begin to 2024/25.
The Blues are now sixth in the Premier League and their solely probability of successful a trophy this season is within the Europa Convention League, which they’re sturdy favourites to win.
Qualifying for the Champions League is the be-all and end-all, although, as Maresca acknowledged final week.
He stated: “The membership requested to play Champions League in two years. If we’re capable of deliver this membership after one 12 months, will probably be improbable.
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“It’s essential for positive [Champions League qualification]. To start with for the membership, for the followers, as a result of this membership belongs to the Champions League. Then for some time, we didn’t play Champions League, we didn’t compete for vital titles.
“The one factor I can say is that now we’re in the best course of, we’re in the best route. Chelsea has by no means been high 4 within the desk within the final two years.
“This season, we spent nearly all our season high 4 at the least. In order that exhibits that we’re in the best route. For positive it’s not sufficient as a result of we wish to deliver this membership the place this membership belongs.
“As I stated, that’s Champions League. We’re going to attempt to do our greatest and if we’re in a position to try this, we’re going to be very comfortable. In any other case, we’re going to strive subsequent 12 months.”
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This didn’t go down effectively with Mikel, who launched a tirade on the Chelsea head coach on his podcast this week.
The previous Blues midfielder says he has not watched a single Convention League sport this time period and took exception with Maresca saying the membership are presently forward of schedule.
“Who the f*** has informed them that? Are you f****** kidding me? That is Chelsea Soccer Membership,” Mikel stated on the Obi One podcast.
“You possibly can’t be forward of the f***ing schedule, that is the f***ing Chelsea Soccer Membership, no disrespect to Leicester the place he’s coming from, that is f***ing Chelsea Soccer Membership. We’re a Champions League soccer membership, that’s what we’re.
“He can’t come out and say if the membership employs you, in the event that they’ve informed you that. No, mate. It is a Champions League soccer membership. We’ve at all times been within the Champions League.
“I can swear to you proper now I’ve by no means watched a f***ing sport within the Convention League. I’ve by no means watched it, I don’t care about it, that’s not who we’re.
“We’re a Champions League soccer membership. So for me, for him to return out and say we’re forward of schedule, no you aren’t. We must be there.
“I feel that remark that the supervisor made about us not being contenders to win the Premier League has acquired into the gamers’ heads, and the entire thing since then has been a f***ing catastrophe. We’ve got no clue what we’re doing.”
Mikel then took intention at Chelsea co-owner Boehly, who has been slammed for prioritising revenue over trophies, which isn’t one thing we predict is the case, to be honest.
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“They purchased this soccer membership with the only real goal of successful not making a revenue,” he stated.
“If you happen to purchase Chelsea Soccer Membership and suppose you’re right here to make a revenue, no mate, you’ll be able to f**ok off, you’ll be able to f**ok off.
“You want to win trophies. You may make your revenue, however you might want to win trophies.”
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