{"id":2090,"date":"2026-04-29T07:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2090"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:42:50","slug":"chelsea-will-aim-high-and-take-no-risks-with-new-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2090","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea will &#8216;aim&#8217; high&#8217; and take no risks with new manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol says Chelsea \u2018do not want to take risks\u2019 and \u2018will aim high\u2019 when recruiting the new manager.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea fans are being fed a lot of things from the media right now obviously pushed by the club. So they better deliver now after they have talked all this talk, other wise they risk just infuriating the Chelsea fan base even more than they have done in the last four years!<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea showing interest in strong Premier League centre forward!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re hearing a lot of names linked, and some of them are already very underwhelming. There aren\u2019t many names who would cause big excitement, especially names who will want to come here and work under this project.<\/p>\n<p>So, we shall see if Chelsea \u2018take risks\u2019 and \u2018aim high\u2019 very soon eh?<\/p>\n<h2>Kaveh is the new Chelsea manager<\/h2>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-900x506.jpg.webp 900w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-106282 has-webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xabi-alonso-reqfds-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:900\/506;max-width:900px\"\/><\/source><\/picture>\n<p>In words cited on X, Kaveh said on Sky\u2019s Transfer Talk Podcast:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cChelsea do not want to take risks anymore with their manager appointments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cChelsea feel there is a higher pool of managers available this time round. The likes of (Andoni) Iraola, (Oliver) Glasner, (Marco) Silva, (Xabi) Alonso could all be available. I think they will aim high.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea may have dodged a bullet on the Estevao Willian front, according to some recent reports from the Sun. Estevao could still miss the World Cup though\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Defender Tosin Adarabioyo has had a lot of criticism lately, but he deserves a lot of credit for his performance on Sunday, which saw him dominate in the air against Leeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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