{"id":3651,"date":"2026-05-04T05:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:04:03","slug":"gus-poyet-says-he-would-love-to-manage-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3651","title":{"rendered":"Gus Poyet says he would love to manage Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet says he \u2018will love\u2019 to manage Chelsea, with the club currently having a vacant role.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, from what he is saying, he doesn\u2019t sound assured that Chelsea will be offering it to him anytime soon.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea contact former Blues player for shock return to the club this summer!<\/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>The Blues are on the hunt for a new head coach, and we have been hearing about a number of new names coming up who could replace Liam Rosenior, who was sacked a couple of weeks back now.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not expected to be something that happens quick, and if the general consensus of reports are to be believed, then we will need to wait until the end of the season to see who the next Chelsea head coach is going to be.<\/p>\n<h2>But it wont be Poyet<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet.jpg.webp 1024w\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-109019 has-webp\" alt=\"Gus Poyet on the touchline.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Gus-Poyet.jpg 1024w\" 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:1024\/576;max-width:1024px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gus Poyet on the touchline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even though he says he would love to manage Chelsea, the former player turned coach is not going to be managing them anytime soon I don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Poyet said when asked about the possibility of coaching Chelsea: <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cFor sure, I will love it. But from the club point of view, it\u2019s a different matter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today..<\/h2>\n<p><span>Moises Caicedo is currently struggling for form, but Aston Villa star Matty Cash has claimed he does something better than most other players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Marc Guiu is keen to leave Chelsea this summer, and his preference would be a loan move back to Spain according to reports. I personally believe Chelsea should just sell him permanently now and make some quick cash on him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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