Michael Owen has blasted Chelsea for splashing £600million on players but failing to sign a goalscorer.
The Blues have struggled to convert chances this season, scoring just 30 goals in 31 Premier League games.
And Chelsea fired another blank as they were beaten 2-0 by Real Madrid on Tuesday night as Spanish giants completed a 4-0 aggregate win in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Speaking on BT Sport, Owen said: 'It's one of the biggest mysteries of all time – how can you spend £500m and hardly bring a player in who's going to influence the goalscoring department?
'They look so toothless in front of goal, they don't look like scoring.
'[Manchester City striker] Erling Haaland has scored four or five more goals than the entire [Chelsea] team this season. It's incredible for a team like Chelsea to not have someone who is banging them in on a regular basis
'But tonight it has to be different. I don't know where they're going to come from, but they have to come from somewhere.'
Under the new ownership of Todd Boehly this season, Chelsea have had three managers, sacking Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter before re-appointing former boss Frank Lampard earlier this month.
But Rio Ferdinand said decisions off the field contributed to the team ending up in this mess.
He said: 'Frank was the one who wanted to be on the end of those (Chelsea) chances. That's the problem with this Chelsea team, they haven't been able to score goals. You spend £500 million and you've not go a number nine.
'Frank mentioned it, for 60 minutes they more than matched Real.'
Yhemy
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Why blame the ownership You don’t blame tuchel way Dey sign defender instead of attacking midfielder like de bryne, bruno , odegaard and Madison ,NO striker It’s not a crime the owner spent money Make chelsea stop buying YouTube player Make them get better coach and scout Let assume nah man city coach Dey chelsea and he see better money to sign player like this Imagine waiting chelsea go Dey play now
How does this sound like blaming the ownership to you?
Muyaktuyz
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Aubemeyang not a goal scorer?? Why isn’t chelsea playing him yet he is proven striker ?
my thoughts exactly, they rather be selfish n bias to av him waste time on bench
Muyaktuyz
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But they signed goal scorer - Auba. They just don't use him at all
that's exactly wat am sayin too... they av Auba n he's a good striker but they rather be bias n selfish to put him on bench
olagbendeVictor
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Chelsea situation since when Todd boehly took over 🤣🤣
maturidikxith
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sign osihmen
jetbciknrz
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he came in and sacked the whole structure... thinking it would happen or it works like magic .... where us the flow... Americans are noted for destruction and dominate... thinking it's like that with football... even this shows the difference between Russian owner n American owner ... he sacked the chairman .. Mariana ... Peter chech ..... etc and u want to do something great ... useless American owner
jetbciknrz
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who says .. we have a useless owner n some useless ENGLISH coaches
Mammayiikaluel
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sell away this Mukylo mudryk of yours 🙅♀️
he must go, what kind of striker be that, the season is ending without scoring a single
Saacdeloy
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Chelsea for sell..
foocekmnps
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Lukaku will give us goals
Better than Abomeyang
foocekmnps
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sell away this Mukylo mudryk of yours 🙅♀️
wrong idea
Jazbcdoru
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Ok So united ain’t playing FA cup again ? Bro go check your fixtures well before u come say trash
😂😂😂😂
cueemptuz
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If Mr boehly he want a change in Chelsea football club he needs to sell at least 8 players including Gallagher, lotus cheek, and many more
mineimpy
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Why blame the ownership You don’t blame tuchel way Dey sign defender instead of attacking midfielder like de bryne, bruno , odegaard and Madison ,NO striker It’s not a crime the owner spend money Make chelsea stop buying YouTube player Make them get better coach and scout Let assume nah man city coach Dey chelsea and he see better money to sign player like this Imagine waiting chelsea go Dey play now
mineimpy
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What a mystery it is for a football team to spend that much on buying players and not buy a goalscorer. This should be listed among the wonders of the world
Why blame the ownership You don’t blame tuchel way Dey sign defender instead of attacking midfielder like de bryne, bruno , odegaard and Madison ,NO striker It’s not a crime the owner spent money Make chelsea stop buying YouTube player Make them get better coach and scout Let assume nah man city coach Dey chelsea and he see better money to sign player like this Imagine waiting chelsea go Dey play now
Treks
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Calm down, Chelsea has another problem coming up weekend... They're Facing Manchester Not City but United
Ok So united ain’t playing FA cup again ? Bro go check your fixtures well before u come say trash
mineimpy
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The owner is just a business genius but a football person , he brought all his pride in football not knowing that football is all about a combined in put of ideas and skills so don't blame the coach even the boys behind the ball but big fish is Mr B the owner.
But I think the owner signed all the players the coach asked for, so why blame the owner now I don’t understand why tuchel went defender instead of attacking midfielder and striker Abi you forget wen tuchel is signed cucurella , koulibaluy, fofana, selling zouma buying badiashile 😂 rubbish No attacking midfielder like de bryne ,bruno , odegaard, Madison. No striker The only way chelsea fit score opponent is cornal kick 😂 😂 😂 chelsea need better scout, make them no sign YouTube player again
Bestonwizzy
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Calm down, Chelsea has another problem coming up weekend... They're Facing Manchester Not City but United
Mammayiikaluel
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sell away this Mukylo mudryk of yours 🙅♀️
zimbabimba
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But they signed goal scorer - Auba. They just don't use him at all
kohlmnoruz
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Auba is lucky not to be involved on this drama
Cuueikrtyz
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Is there any game winnable that is remaining
wowbceilpy
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Under the coaching of ( frank Lampard), It's been possible not to win a single upcoming match. There is no tactical approach, moreover, he doesn’t how where to play which player. Even with the same team Thomas Tuchel had won the Champions League previously.
hancdkmnot
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The owner is just a business genius but a football person , he brought all his pride in football not knowing that football is all about a combined in put of ideas and skills so don't blame the coach even the boys behind the ball but big fish is Mr B the owner.
PrinceAbobyBlinkz
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that's the effects when your owner doesn't know anything about football, Todd is a disgrace to ownershiphood
Yhemy
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What a mystery it is for a football team to spend that much on buying players and not buy a goalscorer. This should be listed among the wonders of the world
Cawilosu
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this Boehly of yours does not have any idea of club management. it's a disgrace.
DrogBaba11
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Lukaku will give us goals
BrandonHarland
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so much and can't do nothing.how do spend that money and not score a win or draw. I don't care about the opponent. with that money you why did they not buy a striker what a waste 500 and they struggling to make UEFA conference cup
Lidbimns
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The only final Chelsea will experience this season is final whistle 😱
emondorock
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But they have luluka but don't want to come back....only 90mil forward not cheap but fucking useless as well.You always have abanguwank to fall back on if he is not polishing his Lambo Arsenal bought for him.
Baubdklru
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Cv. Vc.
kukbiopsyz
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Aubemeyang not a goal scorer?? Why isn’t chelsea playing him yet he is proven striker ?
Rufubulor
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Chelsea played 6 matches in April and scored just 1 goal despite having 9 attackers in their squad
Nunbknoru
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every one knows Chelsea is a defensive team Owen
Kaaabery
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madrid pay ucl referee,why? because they keep winning
iamSTYLZ
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They actually have a goal scorer,Fofana. Who is yet to play a full game!
ManUnited-Red
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Fernandez and Mudryk, i just laugh hearing their name 💀💀💀 how can they be so bad
Razacdiln
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The problem with Chelsea is that they like quantities not quality, they have more than 50 nonsense players all over the league 😭🥲 they are lucky that those at their back are not even doing well they would have been in relegation zone now
Noaacdnst
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They bought a striker but they decided not to use him,Auba is a very good striker,He was scoring when Tuchel was there
servy100
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what a terrible year for Chelsea NOT ONE SINGLE WIN OR GOAL LMFAO HOW SAD. I think they should just automatically move down a division
SMHellas
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The last time totally clueless owners bought a club they gave us Steve Kean and Blackburn were promptly relegated and have not returned. I'd hate to see Chelsea go on and become irrelevant because of the owners knowing nothing
arrvest
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It's a very big mistake I sacked Tuchel
LuffyOnePiece
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Enzo the face of Chelsea
Feilds
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Chelsea fans right now [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Vezonic22
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Chelsea bought like it is black Friday but failed to turn squad into a deadly force on the football field...
wubcklnop
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True talk