Andoni Iraola is favourite for the Chelsea job, although there are question marks about whether he fits with the club\u2019s \u201cfootball identity.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 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 The bookies \u2013 and most of the insiders you hear from \u2013 are pretty convinced that Andoni Iraola is favourite to take the Chelsea job this summer.<\/p>\n The current Bournemouth manager will be a free agent, and so far most people see him as the front runner.<\/p>\n But Miguel Delaney\u2019s piece for the Independent has a different angle. He claims that Chelsea are happy with the \u201cfootball identity\u201d they\u2019ve put in place, and don\u2019t see Iraola as necessarily fitting with that. That\u2019s why Xavi Hernandez is suddenly in the frame.<\/p>\n \u201cIraola is also greatly admired by the football hierarchy but he is seen as of a separate school to the other contenders,\u201d Delaney writes.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea would have to weigh up whether to commit to a deviation of approach for the first time were they to push for the Basque, although they do have considerable competition for his signature. Hence, Xavi has become a name more prominently mentioned.\u201d<\/p>\n Right now the only \u201cidentity\u201d that Chelsea have is that of losers. They\u2019ve been beaten in six league games in a row.<\/p>\n Calum McFarlane said that the change that brought Levi Colwill on against Nottingham Forest wasn\u2019t \u201cplanned\u201d in the traditional sense.<\/p>\n Romeo Lavia has been given a nice run in the team, but Monday\u2019s game was a reminder that he doesn\u2019t do enough offensively or defensively to justify a starting place.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\nIraola not a fit with BlueCo\u2019s \u201cfootball identity\u201d<\/h2>\n
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