"Some clubs build around their manager. Eddie Howe is hugely influential at Newcastle and Aston Villa are pretty much Unai Emery FC these days. Chelsea, though, have adopted an alternative model. They have a team of five sporting directors, led by Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, and do not want one person to hold all the power. Yet the question many are asking in the wake of Enzo Maresca's demise is whether the template will yield success at the very highest level."
"It is never quiet at Chelsea. They are often busy in the transfer market, meaning there is an element of players coming and going, and they are now looking for their fifth permanent head coach since a consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm run by Behdad Eghbali and Jose E Feliciano, bought the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022."
Chelsea operate a sporting-director-led model with five directors, aiming to avoid concentrated managerial power. The club has experienced frequent head-coach changes since the 2022 takeover by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital and is currently seeking a fifth permanent manager. Enzo Maresca's rapid departure has raised doubts about whether the collective structure can deliver elite success. The squad is young and lacks experience in key areas, yet Chelsea recently regained Champions League status after a two-year absence and remain Club World Cup champions. Short-term poor form has occurred, but the club's structure has not changed.
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