{"id":305,"date":"2026-04-24T05:32:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=305"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:32:36","slug":"cbs-sports-name-5-candidates-to-replace-liam-rosenior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=305","title":{"rendered":"CBS Sports name 5 candidates to replace Liam Rosenior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CBS Sports have put out an article naming the five potential candidates Chelsea are looking at to become their next manager.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Everyone is out there talking and reporting on this big story now that has certainly taken over the week of football news. Chelsea sacked Liam Rosenior on Wednesday after a terrible run of form and some real toxicity building up around the club once again under this ownership.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE!! New names to replace Liam Rosenior and inside story on why he was sacked!<\/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><\/em><span>content<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Things have gone from bad to absolutely awful under Rosenior, and his position as head coach certainly became untenable.<\/p>\n<p>But now, Chelsea will be focusing on who his replacement will be as Chelsea fans eagerly await who will be in the hot seat next. They need someone who will demand the respect of the players, we all see that, but will they get it?<\/p>\n<h2>Five candidates named<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-414x214.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-630x326.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-768x397.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-770x398.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-900x465.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-1200x620.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas.jpg.webp 2160w\" 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=\"2160\" height=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-110341 has-webp\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas back at Cobham.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-414x214.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-630x326.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-768x397.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-770x398.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-900x465.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cesc-Fabregas-1200x620.jpg 1200w\" 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:2160\/1116;max-width:2160px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cesc Fabregas back at Cobham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CBS Sports name f<span>ive potential candidates for the Chelsea job:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1. Andoni Iraola <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>2. Cesc Fabregas <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>3. Xabi Alonso <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>4. Marco Silva <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>5. Filipe Luis<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alonso and Fabregas on this list maybe, but none of the others really get me off my feet, and there would even be doubts over those two as well for me. Going to be a tough ride as a Blues fan\u2026..<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today<\/h2>\n<p>Liam Rosenior\u2019s reign at Chelsea was over almost before it began \u2013 players simply didn\u2019t respect him and never took to his ideas. Extreme man marking and lack of respect was his downfall?<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is being linked with a potential move to Man City as the Blues consider cashing in on their \u00a3100m man. It\u2019s being linked with Enzo Maresca potentially heading there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>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: A Phillips Family Takeover!!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DnlR-0nm4k?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\">Andoni Iraola<\/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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