Thiago Silva bemoaned the decisions taken by Chelsea’s owners this season after his side bowed out of the Champions League to Real Madrid on Tuesday.
The holders cruised past the 2021 winners at Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 win on the night completing a 4-0 aggregate rout, as Chelsea exited their last remaining competition with a whimper. Frank Lampard picked a line-up that left a number of high-profile stars watching on from the sidelines, a theme that Silva feels has been consistent all campaign.
He has called for that to change while seemingly taking aim at the owners for their decision-making after investing over £600 million in new players over the last two transfer windows.
“I think the first step has been made. An incorrect step, but it has been made,” Silva told TNT Sports after Tuesday’s defeat. “We can’t be blaming the managers if we don’t take responsibility. It’s a hard period for the club, with a lot of indecision. Change of ownership, new players arriving – we had to increase the size of the changing room because it didn’t fit the size of the squad.
“A positive point is that there are amazing players in the squad but on the other hand there are always players that are going to be unhappy. There is always going to be someone upset because not everyone can play. The manager can only pick 11 from a squad of 30-something – that’s tough. Some can’t make the squad, we signed eight in January, we need to stop and put a strategy in place otherwise next season we could make the same mistakes.”
