Why Chelsea's Co Owner Visits the Dressing Room After Every Match He Attends

Why Chelsea's Co Owner Visits the Dressing Room After Every Match He Attends

Fred Kennedy
updated at September 27, 2023 at 9:01 AM
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  • Behdad Eghbali reportedly visits the dressing room each time Chelsea is playing
  • The co-owner's most recent visit to the team was after the defeat vs. Aston Villa
  • The Blues were humbled 1-0 during the thrilling clash played at Stamford Bridge

Details have emerged on why Chelsea co-owner, Behdad Eghbali visits the players’ dressing room after every match he attends.

The American businessman took charge of the west London club alongside Todd Boehly and their consortium after the exit of Roman Abramovich.

General view inside the Chelsea dressing room prior to the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge. Photo by Darren Walsh.
General view inside the Chelsea dressing room prior to the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge. Photo by Darren Walsh.
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According to Metro UK, Eghbali has visited the dressing room after every Chelsea game he has attended this season.

Unfortunately for him, he has only been able to celebrate one victory, with the Blues enduring a woeful run of form that has seen them drop points in five other fixtures.

The Chelsea chief's latest visit to the dressing room was on September 24, shortly after their 1-0 embarrassing defeat to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

At the time, Eghbali was confronted by an irate group of Blues supporters who demanded answers from him in the wake of their disastrous run of results.

Why Egbali visits Chelsea's dressing room

It has now been revealed that Eghbali's visits to the Chelsea dressing room after every match he attends are not for him to deliver any speeches.

According to The Telegraph, the business mogul makes the trip to ‘shake hands’ with players and coaching staff and to also 'wish individuals well'.

This comes at a time when it was recently claimed Eghbali also regularly enters the office of Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino. However, the Argentine coach has maintained that he has no problem with the frequent visits.

"I like when the owners come," Pochettino said. "In all my career as a coach, at Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham, and Paris Saint-Germain before and after. I think it is good that the owner came to the dressing room."

Chelsea legend slams 4 players

Meanwhile, Sports Brief reported on Chelsea icon, Frank Leboeuf appearing to blame four players for the Blues' ongoing struggles in the Premier League.

Speaking to ESPN, the Frenchman laid into the likes of Raheem Sterling and Mykhaylo Mudryk, who have failed to hit the ground running at Stamford Bridge.

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