Chelsea continued to disappoint when losing to Everton 0-3 away from home. This result caused coach Liam Rosenior's team to suffer their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.
This defeat also caused Chelsea to drop to sixth place in the Premier League table. With the risk of not being able to participate in the Champions League next season, clearly a failed season is appearing before The Blues fans.
With striker Rooney, Chelsea's squad is not of sufficient quality. Even the best striker Joao Pedro still cannot completely shoulder the attack of the Stamford Bridge home team. He said: "I still think the strikers are the same. I know Joao Pedro has played well but I think if you want to compete for big titles, you need a center forward who can inspire the whole team.
To be successful and reach titles, you need more. Every successful team has good, experienced players in the squad.
The former Manchester United striker also expressed doubts about Chelsea's current transfer strategy: "Currently, their intention is to buy young players, sell them, then bring in more young players and try to develop them. In my opinion, that is extremely difficult.
Sharing the same view, legend Alan Shearer believes that Chelsea not only lacks a world-class striker but also many problems in defense: "They don't have a world-class goalkeeper, they also don't have a world-class center-back, despite the money they have spent. Unless they improve that, it will be difficult to achieve the goal.
Shearer also expressed skepticism about how Chelsea built the squad: "They think it's the right way to buy young players and possibly sell them in the years to come, and sign long-term contracts. I'm not sure.
Chelsea began to change their transfer strategy when owner Todd Boehly took over the team in 2022. After that, they parted ways with a series of veteran players such as Thiago Silva, Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta,... to focus on recruiting younger players such as Palmer, Joao Pedro, Delap. However, after 4 years, The Blues have not really succeeded when major goals such as the Premier League and Champions League are still quite far from reach.
