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Chelsea\u2019s players have branded Liam Rosenior an \u2018awkward communicator\u2019 who \u2018tried to be a friend\u2019 as a report details five problems they had with the 41-year-old.<\/p>\n
Liam Rosenior was sacked after 106 days in charge of Chelsea after losing five consecutive games without scoring. BlueCo were left with little option after the players started to make jokes about his glasses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Calum McFarlane is back for a second interim stint after leading Chelsea to a draw with Manchester City after Enzo Maresca was sacked in January, and will now be preparing the Blues for their FA Cup semi-final with Leeds at Wembley on Sunday.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The serious sadness behind the demise of LinkedIn spoofer Liam Rosenior<\/strong><\/p>\n The Guardian<\/em> claim<\/strong> the Chelsea players thought Rosenior was \u2018too inexperienced\u2019 and \u2018did not know how to manage top players\u2019 after previous stints with Hull City and Strasbourg.<\/p>\n They also took against his attempts to \u2018be a friend to players behind closed doors\u2019 and \u2018too many one-to-one meetings\u2019, viewing him as an \u2018awkward communicator\u2019.<\/p>\n It was revealed earlier on Thursday<\/strong> that club insiders were \u2018openly talking about how instructions wren\u2019t being followed\u2019 and \u2018joked about the \u201cLinkedIn\u201d language\u2019 and while \u2018some leading figures wanted to persist with him\u2019, his position became \u2018untenable\u2019 when it became clear that some members of the dressing room were \u201cclose to mutiny\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n The players \u201cjust weren\u2019t having him\u201d and the \u2018final straw\u2019 came after they heard his interview following the 3-0 defeat to Brighton, in which Rosenior questioned the desire of the players and slammed their \u201cunacceptable\u201d performance. The players were \u201cangry\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Andoni Iraola is a \u2018leading candidate\u2019<\/strong> and reports suggest \u2018contact\u2019 has been made with the Spaniard, who will be a free agent at the end of the season after turning down extension offers from Bournemouth.<\/p>\n Ben Jacobs name-checked ten managers as he detailed BlueCo\u2019s search for a new boss, including Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique, while our friends at TEAMtalk<\/em> report<\/strong> Chelsea have already laid \u2018groundwork\u2019 to land Al-Ahli boss Matthias Jaissle.<\/p>\n The Guardian<\/em> report that the Chelsea players want a \u2018big character\u2019 who can \u2018keep strong egos in line\u2019 as their next permanent manager and the club are also \u2018keen to bring in a manager with top-level experience\u2019 who has \u2018a track record of dealing with players from multiple backgrounds\u2019.<\/p>\n <\/div>\nWho will be the next Chelsea manager?<\/h2>\n