Didier Drogba, a legend of Chelsea, has criticized his old team for lacking “class” following a turbulent season that was essentially concluded with a meek Champions League elimination.

Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat by Real Madrid against the Blues gave the current European champions a comfortable 4-0 series victory. Chelsea has little left to play for after already losing in the semifinals of the domestic cup tournaments and currently occupying the 11th spot in the Premier League.

When Drogba was commentating on Tuesday’s game for the French network Canal+, the Ivorian acknowledged that he thought the team had regressed under the new management.

“I knew this club with a certain class during the [Roman] Abramovich era, but today I find it lacking,” Drogba said.

“It’s very hard for me to see how they got rid of certain people. They should go back to the principles and values they had. I no longer recognise my club.”

Since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought Chelsea, the club has undergone a period of fast transition. More than $500 million has been spent on the field, and the team is currently working with its third manager of the year.

Key administrators including Bruce Buck, Marina Granovskaia, and Petr Cech all left Stamford Bridge last summer, as part of the club restructuring off the field.

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Chelsea’s new owners, led by Todd Boehly have sacked their long-serving head physiotherapist, Thierry Laurent.

The physiotherapist joined the club’s senior players in 2005 and was elevated to his current position as a head physio in 2014.

Laurent contributed significantly behind the scenes to the club’s Champions League and Premier League championship victories during his seventeen years of service.

According to The Daily Mail, Laurent was fired during the international break. On Tuesday, he was only informed of his dismissal during a “short zoom call.”

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The news comes after Stamford Bridge’s medical director, Dr. Paco Biosca, announced his departure after serving there for 11 years.

According to The Athletic, Laurent was “shocked” to learn of his abrupt termination during the zoom call after learning that the new owners intend to hire someone of their choosing.

Laurent follows in the footsteps of recent departures like those of Thomas Tuchel, a former manager, Marina Granovskaia, Bruce Buck, and Petr Cech.

Laurent’s exit will be just as keenly felt by the players, particularly those who have been at the club for some time.

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