Marooned in 12th amid terrible form, 'soft' at both ends of the pitch and Mauricio Pochettino asking for more signings despite £1BILLION spent... Todd Boehly's Chelsea project risks becoming an expensive descent into mediocrity

Todd Boehly has taken a step back from Chelsea this season to focus on his many other business interests.

The American owner was a familiar sight at their matches last season and was operating as their de facto sporting director.

But Boehly has been less prominent this season, attending fewer games and delegating the hands-on aspects to his co-owner Behdad Eghbali.

Chelsea fans who have grown increasingly disillusioned about the direction of the club would say that's no bad thing.

That's because 18 months after Boehly and his consortium completed their £4.