{"id":2561,"date":"2026-04-30T12:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:47:36","slug":"three-confirmed-candidates-for-chelsea-manager-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2561","title":{"rendered":"Three &#8220;confirmed&#8221; candidates for Chelsea manager named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Matt Law named the three outstanding candidates for the Chelsea managerial role as things stand on a podcast.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Matt Law was in fine form on the London is Blue podcast this week, and as well as laying into Chelsea\u2019s players for their shocking attitudes which got Liam Rosenior sacked, he also looked at the candidates to replace the Englishman.<\/p>\n<h2>Law names three favourites for Chelsea job<\/h2>\n<p>Above all, he focused on the three candidates who have been confirmed to him as in the running at the moment:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndoni Iraola, Marco Silva, and Xabi Alonso, There are others, so far unnamed and so far unsure. It may be that they\u2019ve been named and not confirmed, if one might be Cesc Fabregas, if one would be Eddie Howe, he has been getting a mention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be surprised\u2026 I think Cesc Fabregas would be a very good candidate, but I would be very surprised well in the running at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think it\u2019s probably worth focusing on the three favourites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is a long way to go in this race.<\/p>\n<p>You can see Law speaking in the clip embedded here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Law_DT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Matt_Law_DT<\/a> on the key names Chelsea are considering for manager and the outsiders that could come into the picture in due time.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/t.co\/7y8Xt6VyH4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zjCdQsbdjM\">pic.twitter.com\/zjCdQsbdjM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 London Is Blue Podcast \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f (@LondonBluePod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonBluePod\/status\/2049542677566480633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>There are some interesting thoughts about Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro\u2019s link up in the Athletic this week, with the pair not yet clicking.<\/p>\n<p>Romeo Lavia looks to be a key player in the run-in after returning to fitness, and he spoke after Sunday\u2019s win about Calum McFarlane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Matt Law<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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