Much of the conversation around this protest seems to centre on what Chelsea’s problem actually is. The working title is “BlueCo Out”, aimed at the ownership, but you’ll find voices hoping for the downfall of sporting directors Lawrence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, head coach Enzo Maresca and half the playing staff.
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Read MoreNo single component of this is inherently wrong, but the combination leaves nothing for fans to grab onto, no-one who can be trusted, no-one who has unquestionably proven their abilities. The jury is still out on every senior executive or coach, and the vast majority of the players.
The idea football clubs have souls is largely over-romanticised, psychological string to tie together a Trigger’s Broom rotation of faces and haircuts centred on a badge, stadium and colours, all of which are also ultimately changeable. But Chelsea have eschewed even any sense of identity, only really recognisable for their transfer policy. This is, at the very least, real.
Even at a human level, the foundations aren’t there – players are lacking the building blocks of experience, of having failed and learned how to overcome failure, of having lived for long enough to know when you’re doing it right. The squad’s two primary captains are Reece James, a leader by example rather than words, and Enzo Fernandez, who has emerged from his self-inflicted racism and transphobia storm concerningly unscathed but only just turned 24.
Assistant coach Willy Caballero, himself in his second season coaching, had to tell Cole Palmer to thank the travelling fans at the Amex, assuming the role a senior player should or would have.
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Read MoreThe furore over this basic truism exposed that fans have not accepted the party line that this increasingly sustained and irreversible decline is an inevitable step on the path to salvation.
They have still spent £1.14bn to cure a still unidentifiable sickness, brought in 96 new players and let 88 go. This has been an exercise in excess built on piles of wastage, as morally objectionable as it is dysfunctional.
Chelsea are now sixth, behind Bournemouth and the likely Champions League threshold only on goal difference. The hope is that after their poorest run of the season – two wins in 10 – that a top-five finish should be secured just by returning to average.
20 points from the final 13 league matches is needed to match last season’s tally under Mauricio Pochettino, probably five-to-seven more for the top four. Chelsea still have to play Liverpool and Arsenal, visit Newcastle, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.
Yet Champions League qualification would still be a dangerous achievement with this squad, which includes just four players to have played more than 10 games in the European top flight. As bizarre as it might seem, another overhaul is needed. Chelsea will only be able to start building the future they desire once the owners and sporting directors admit their dependence on youth is doing as much harm as good.
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