{"id":129919,"date":"2023-09-10T18:14:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T18:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129919"},"modified":"2023-09-10T18:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T18:14:56","slug":"chelsea-legend-makes-joke-at-struggling-club-as-he-says-they-need-to-bring-us-back-following-legends-match-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/chelsea-legend-makes-joke-at-struggling-club-as-he-says-they-need-to-bring-us-back-following-legends-match-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea legend makes joke at struggling club as he says 'they need to bring us back' following legends' match | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JOHN OBI MIKEL has joked that Chelsea need to "bring back" some of the club's retired stars.<\/p>\n
The Blues have been struggling in the Premier League over the last year while also going through three managers.<\/p>\n
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Club co-owner Todd Boehly sacked Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter before handing the job to Frank Lampard on an interim basis for the run-in of last season.<\/p>\n
In the summer, Mauricio Pochettino was appointed manager and while there have been signs of improvement, the team has still struggled to perform.<\/p>\n
This is despite an enormous amount of investment into the playing staff at the club, with Chelsea forking out almost \u00a31billion on new players.<\/p>\n
The club's poor form has now seen Mikel, 36, have a joke at his former employer's expense.<\/p>\n
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The retired midfielder was asked about the club's situation following a Chelsea legends match against Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n
As per Hayters TV, he joked: "They need to bring us back, I'm joking.<\/p>\n
However, the former Chelsea star did then insist that the club would be fine as long as the players "gel together".<\/p>\n
The Nigerian added: "They are fine, they will be fine. I think the club is obviously going through a massive transition.<\/p>\n
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