Chelsea chief Todd Boehly in heated argument with fans

Todd Boehly verbally clashed with Chelsea fans following their dismal home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. It was yet another afternoon to forget for Blues supporters as their disastrous season went from bad to worse.

As tensions reached boiling point, the American billionaire was subjected to furore from his own fans – according to the Daily Mail. The report claims Boehly – while in his executive box – was involved in an animated exchange with angry supporters furious with their season.

Furthermore, after the full-time whistle put Chelsea out of their misery, Boehly could be seen throwing his arms up in anger as one fan made his feeling known.

The 49-year-old, who has a reported net worth in the region of £3.6bn ($4.4bn), has previously been accused of playing “football manager” after spending big in the summer, as well as the January transfer window. Sterling was one of those purchases from reigning Premier League champions Manchester City – but his move has failed to take off as of yet.

And according to the Mail, Chelsea fans got off their seats to vent their anger when the England international reached the bench. Jeers drowned out Stamford Bridge when Sterling’s number went up in the second half.

Chelsea’s interim manager Frank Lampard was asked about the club’s reputation after yet another defeat, with the Blues legend exclaiming: “I don’t really care what other teams think of us as a club!”

He added: “In the early Roman Abramovich years everybody hated us and it was good. We won. We want to strive to be that team where people come and have respect for you.

“At the moment we are not giving that. We need to be better, more difficult to play against. That will make us more confident.”

The 44-year-old returned for a second spell as manager earlier this month after the Blues hierarchy decided to axe Graham Potter after just six months at the helm. Lampard also claimed that the Chelsea team he has inherited are not fit enough and that he may not have enough time to fix the issue.

He concluded: “At the minute, it has been mostly conversations and meetings than training pitch stuff. Training pitch stuff was all pretty walkthrough and low level because of the [tiredness] in the legs.

“It is more about speaking to the players individually. When we do get the chance to work, I think the team needs some physical work. I think that’s important for us because at this level you have to be right on the limit and we are not on the limit right now.”

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