Jamie Carragher has criticized the statements from Roman Abramovich regarding the handing over of the stewardship of the club, saying they have let themselves down badly.
On Saturday, he announced that he was handing stewardship and care of the club to the charity foundation.
The statement was made less than 24 hours before the Carabao Cup final.
The initial statement from Abramovich did not mention Russia or Ukraine, a stance which was met by heavy criticism, before the statement was released 14 hours later on Sunday morning. Everyone in Ukranian has the thoughts of Chelsea FC. Everyone at the club is praying.
Speaking to Sky Sports prior to the Wembley showpiece, Tuchel was asked if the statement reflected the views ofAbramovich and he said: " Absolutely it includes him and this reflects my opinion like everyone else in the club."
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But Carragher slammed the way in which the situation was handled, saying that they had embarrassed themselves.
I don't think they have handled it well. They put out a couple of statements. I think it has been poor and they have let themselves down badly.
The club came out today and put a statement out, but I think it was trying to correct what Roman Abramovich had said the night before. I don't think they did that well either. I think they have embarrassed themselves and it hasn't worked out for them.
The club should have been more firm in their stance from the start, as the handing over of stewardship and care falls short of handing over ownership, according to Carragher.
They should have been stronger in what they said about RomanAbramovich passing on the club to the trustees.
It is completely different because he is still in charge and running it. I didn't like the fact that he didn't mention what was happening in Ukraine in his initial statement.
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Gary said that the statement was meaningless and the only question we wanted Roman to answer was if he was going to speak.
I was surprised at Roman Abramovich, one of the things he has done well over the last 20 years or so is not say anything. When he has said something, I think it left more questions than answers.
I would have preferred RomanAbramovich to come out and say that he is a Russian national and that he is the owner of the club.
The executives and directors of the football club will be under the guidance of Roman Abramovich. I don't know why he thought it was going to wash. He tried to use the charity as a shield, which I don't think is impressive as a leader.
The long-term future of the club will be unaffected by the fact that the Russian billionaire will not be asking the club to repay the loans it owes him.
There are now questions over the future of the club, although it is understood that the owner is adamant that it is not for sale.
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Whether or not he will ever return to taking a more visible hands-on role at the club will depend on a number of factors.
There have been claims this week that the owner of the club should not be allowed to own it due to his links to the Russian president.
Chris Bryant told the House of Commons that the billionaire should have his assets seized, questioned whether he should be allowed to operate a football club himself, and quoted a leaked government document suggesting he should not be allowed to be based in the country.
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In a rare statement fromAbramovich on Saturday evening, the owner said that he has always viewed his role as a custodian of the club, whose job it is to ensure that we are as successful as we can be.
I have always taken the best interests of the club into account. I am committed to these values. I am giving the trustees of the foundation stewardship and care of the club.
I believe that they are in the best position to look after the interests of the club, players, staff, and fans.
The statement was criticized for lacking clarity and for not mentioning Russia or Putin.
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