Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly expresses confidence that the team’s recent performance is evidence that the club’s strategy is “taking shape” under Mauricio Pochettino.
The Blues have remained undefeated in their last three matches, securing victories against West Ham and Tottenham following a spirited draw against Aston Villa.
These outcomes have propelled Chelsea to seventh place in the Premier League standings, potentially ensuring European football for the next season, with the team trailing just two points behind sixth-placed Newcastle.
While Boehly faced criticism from a supporters’ group in March, accusing him of turning the club into a “laughing stock,” the American asserts that the board’s initiatives are beginning to yield positive results.
Speaking at a Sportico conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Boehly said: “We’ve seen the last two and a half games… in the second half at Aston Villa [2-2 draw] and Tottenham [2-0 win] and West Ham [5-0 win] where we played beautiful football.
“It was so fluid, it was exactly the way we drew it up, when we came out of the back, built up and moved up the pitch, [it was] very organised and the number of shots we had.
“In those two and a half games, you could really start to see what we were working on coming together.”
Boehly remarks that recent displays have altered the perception surrounding the club.
Despite the improvements seen on the pitch, uncertainties persist regarding Pochettino’s tenure at Stamford Bridge.
The ex-Tottenham manager agreed to a two-year contract with the club last summer but indicated earlier this month that he had received no guarantees regarding his continuation.
“I wanted to say that it is enough with this type of rumours, that if I have one year more [under] contract here and no-one says nothing [to me], [I] suppose I’m going to be here,” the Argentine said.
Chelsea’s next game is at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, before they travel to Brighton on 15 May and host Bournemouth on the final day of the season (19 May).