{"id":4497,"date":"2026-05-05T23:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2026-05-05T23:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:16:08","slug":"thierry-henry-says-chelsea-need-to-be-patient-with-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4497","title":{"rendered":"Thierry Henry says Chelsea need to be patient with managers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chelsea are stuck without a manager once again, and Thierry Henry is convinced they need a change of tactics.<\/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>Thierry Henry was on Sky Sports covering Chelsea\u2019s defeat to Nottingham Forest last night, and he wheeled out his usual Mikel Arteta comparisons when asked about what the Blues should do with their manage situation:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhat is the identity of Chelsea right now? At one point, you need to keep some type of a core to build around and see where you\u2019re going,\u201d the former striker said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou also need give a manager to have time to show what he\u2019s about. It took Mikel Arteta a little while to put things together at Arsenal. It\u2019s time to give a manager time to be able to work and see what\u2019s needed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Patience has not been Chelsea\u2019s issue \u2013 choosing the right manager has been<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to say that Chelsea need to give managers time \u2013 and it\u2019s a sensible idea. But which manager should have been given more time? Liam Rosenior had a team that had given up on him and were not going to even attempt to play until he was sacked. It was the same story with Graham Potter.<\/p>\n<p>In those cases, patience would only have made things worse.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Enzo Maresca and Mauricio Pochettino left of their own volition, albeit in different ways. They weren\u2019t fired, they made their own exit after disagreeing with how things were being operated.<\/p>\n<p>BlueCo haven\u2019t lacked patience \u2013 they\u2019ve just lacked the good sense to make the right appointments.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Jamie Carragher has become the latest pundit to turn the blame on Chelsea\u2019s sporting directors as the Blues collapse continues.<\/p>\n<p>Andoni Iraola has been favourite to become Chelsea manager for some time, but there is apparently one major doubt about him.<\/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\">Thierry Henry<\/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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