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LONDON. — Rio Ferdinand claims Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly was trying to influence Thomas Tuchel’s team selections before the German was axed and accidentally suggested he try a 4-4-3 formation.
The Champions League-winning boss was surprisingly dismissed last week following the west London club’s 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb, though off-field issues and a breakdown in his relationship with Chelsea’s new owners are believed to have been the biggest contributing factors.
Now former Manchester United defender Ferdinand claims relations were strained due to Boehly’s meddling with the team, even suggesting that the American wanted to see Edouard Mendy dropped from the starting XI.
When it was put to him that Boehly’s decision to be so hands-on was a mistake, Ferdinand said on his Vibe with FIVE YouTube show: “Especially when there’s a lot of wild opinions and wild things being said behind the scenes, like with formations and with certain individual players that the new ownership want out of the team. “I think Mendy would be one of them in terms of kicking the ball and his distribution. And talking about tactics things — I don’t know if an owner should be talking about things like that. — Metro
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