Paul Merson was stunned by what he learned about Chelsea today.
Pundit The latest reminder of how far Chelsea has fallen short of winning the Premier League reportedly surprised Paul Merson.
He said to Sky Sports that in recent years, the Blues had reduced to little more than a cup squad.
Chelsea is currently in the bottom part of the table with only a few games remaining in the season and is as far away from contending as ever.
Their aspirations for this year were still in the Champions League, but Real Madrid abruptly booted them out of it this week.
The new owner Todd Boehly and his often unpredictable decisions have received a lot of attention as to why they have struggled so much this season.
Merson is appalled by Chelsea.
Merson contends that England's lack of prominence in the world stems from the country's prolonged absence from the Premier League.
Chelsea are now having some issues, he remarked. Today, I heard a statistic that made me realise that I had been wrong all along: in the past six years, they have made no progress. Champions League and Europa League victories. They have scored 30, 25, 16, and 20 points in the league.
In the previous six years, they haven't even seemed to be league champions. What's going on at Chelsea, everyone asks? They were a champion squad. The next window is huge, so they must let the manager in. They must obtain a centre forward and clear everything that needs to be cleared.
After being fired by Bayern Munich a few weeks ago, Julian Nagelsmann appears to be in the lead for the job of Chelsea's future manager right now.
However, Mauricio Pochettino and other candidates are still in the running despite reports that the shortlist is getting smaller.
