It’s not enough to have enormous amounts of money to be a club owner. To begin with, you should be aware of the club’s history, and Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has an awful score when it comes to that.Apparently, the American businessman didn’t know who Ruud Gullit was when they first met, according to the Dutch footballing legend.Gullit, the 1987 Ballon d’Or winner, spent three years at Stamford Bridge. There, he ended his successful playing career before going on to manage the side, first as a player-coach, for two seasons.“They don’t know what the club is all about!” 🤨Ruud Gullit shares his honest view after meeting Chelsea owner Todd Boehly. 👀 pic.twitter.com/ElvKzenRgJ— The Overlap (@WeAreTheOverlap) May 1, 2025 He was the first foreign manager to win the FA Cup when he led the Blues to just their second crown in 1997. Alas, that was not enough for Boehly, who had no idea who he was when they first met.”I met the Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly, Introduced myself, “Hi, I am Ruud Gullit”,’ said the Dutchman on Stick to Football podcast. ‘Todd said: “What do you do?” Well, I played football, also played and coached for Chelsea.”Todd said: “Oh yeah, when did you play for Chelsea, what did you do for Chelsea?” He didn’t know.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8894025##Gullit didn’t get angry because of that, but made a broader point about the current state of ownership in English football.”Can I blame him? No I don’t think so,” he added. “But this is what it is a little bit because they don’t know what the club is all about.”[Manchester United’s] DNA is gone, you have a certain DNA and that has gone a little bit. [Arsenal] had a good DNA with Arsene Wenger, it went a little bit but now you have a new one under Mikel Arteta.”The good thing, what I like, for instance, about Liverpool is that Jurgen Klopp gave them a DNA and then they got another coach who did exactly the same. Slight differences but almost the same. That’s what you need to do.”Chelsea owners disagree over Stamford Bridge
