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Despite sacking Graham Potter and appointing Frank Lampard as interim boss, the club’s fortunes have not changed.
Gary Neville has slammed Chelsea owner Todd Boehly and says the ‘mess and chaos’ at the club is down to him.
The Blues are 12th and registered a sixth straight loss in all competitions when they lost 3-1 to Arsenal on Tuesday. To Neville, the club’s owner is to blame for the situation Chelsea found themselves in this season.
"It all comes from the top," Neville said, as quoted by Sky Sports. "It's been chaotic, a mess since day one.
"Boehly has had a nightmare and misread this league. I'm sure he'll learn quickly. What has happened this season is purely down to him.
"He needed to keep the footballing department together. He's the non-footballing department. You're the owner. You're not a player or a coach. You've got no experience in this league, so stay where you are and allow the people to run the football club [who have done so] successfully over the last 10 years."
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The Blues have yet to register a positive outcome since the return of the manager in interim terms.
Neville linked Chelsea’s struggle to the sacking of Thomas Tuchel – who helped them win the Champions League – and the exits of some backroom staff.
"Try and get a year out of them to learn the ropes and keep the stability and consistency of Chelsea," explained the former Manchester United star.
"Petr Cech left, Marina Granovskaia left, and Thomas Tuchel was gone after a few games, and all of a sudden you're in complete turmoil. Then they flipped it to a model of giving players eight-year contracts to 22-year-olds!
"When you start sacking groundsmen, physios, sports scientists, directors, and managers, then you are throwing everyone under a bus, saying, "It's their fault, not mine'. Chelsea had a successful way of running the club. This is now what Boehly has created. He created this mess. Like playing football manager, it's been terrible."
However, the former England international believes the Blues will be a more competitive side next season, but only if they appoint a strong manager.
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Lampard’s managerial reputation suffered another huge setback as Arsenal outclassed Chelsea on Tuesday.
"I do think someone will mould them into a decent team and challenge for the top four and trophies," he concluded. "I think they are capable of challenging the top three.
"I think Chelsea can have a decent season. It's never as bad as you think, and it's never as good as you think - unless you are Man City.
"They've had a shocker, but it can be resurrected with the appointment of a strong manager who can control a group of players and stop the meddling from the ownership."
Mauricio Pochettino has been heavily linked with the top job, and Frank Lampard, the current interim manager, is expected to leave at the end of the season.
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