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Three months on from the last time they were doing it, BlueCo are back in the manager job market as they look to replace Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n
The club has dedicated itself to bringing \u201cstability to the Head Coach position\u201d and has vowed \u201ca process of self-reflection\u201d<\/strong> but does anyone really trust them to make the right call?<\/p>\n Here\u2019s some of the mad options Behdad Eghbali and co. could select as the next man in the Chelsea hot seat.<\/p>\n You may have missed it (lucky you) but John Terry has become a TikToker in his post-playing career.<\/p>\n His latest entry sees him discussing Rosenior\u2019s sacking and although it does sound like what would happen if ChatGPT was forced to listen to talkSPORT, Terry put out his \u2018come and get me\u2019 plea by stating he hadn\u2019t been contacted by the club. Yet.<\/p>\n Terry would love the job, of course he would, and BlueCo may see his appointment as the positive PR they could really do with right now but Terry has never held a head coach position and so to go from that to the bonfire that is Chelsea seems a disaster waiting to happen.<\/p>\n READ MORE: John Terry a \u2018no-brainer\u2019 for Chelsea \u2018soft boys\u2019 as BlueCo get one thing right<\/strong><\/p>\n While we are generally against multi-club ownership and feel for Strasbourg fans who have seen their club become a vessel for the Chelsea host, it would be quite funny for BlueCo to pinch another manager from the French club.<\/p>\n After Rosenior, Strasbourg appointed former Wolves boss O\u2019Neil, who has got them to eighth in Ligue 1 and into the Conference League semi-final.<\/p>\n Appointing him seems exactly like the mad kind of thing BlueCo would do as he does have Premier League experience, albeit at the other end of the table, and is already on the company\u2019s payroll.<\/p>\n It would be a disaster though, wouldn\u2019t it? If the Chelsea squad didn\u2019t respect Rosenior, that seems unlikely to change with O\u2019Neil and Andoni Iraola massively improved Bournemouth after taking over from the Englishman.<\/p>\n According to the bookies, the former Chelsea full-back is among the favourites<\/strong> to take over the job in the summer having hung up his boots in 2023.<\/p>\n Since then, he worked his way up through the managerial ranks at Flamengo, the club he ended his career with, and won the Copa Libertadores with them in 2025.<\/p>\n The Brazilian left in March amid suggestions he was negotiating with BlueCo and it seems the Chelsea hierarchy are still interested in the 40-year-old.<\/p>\n The reasoning is clear, every club wants to be the first to a young promising manager, but Luis\u2019 experience in the Premier League was limited as a player, let alone as a manager.<\/p>\n MORE ON CHELSEA ON F365<\/strong><\/p>\n * Inside Rosenior\u2019s Chelsea sacking: Glasses jokes, \u2018the supply teacher\u2019 and \u2018the final straw\u2019<\/strong> This would very much represent the nuclear option but does seem like something BlueCo may actually consider.<\/p>\n There are a couple of hurdles to clear before a potential third Mourinho stint at Chelsea. First of all, BlueCo would have to give up their strategy of having medical staff dictate who can play as Mourinho has a well-versed history in that.<\/p>\n Also, you could bet Mourinho would insist on getting some older heads in to go with Chelsea\u2019s young squad.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also the question of whether Mourinho would take it with the Real Madrid job and Portugal job possibly being on offer in the summer.<\/p>\n If he did come in, he would either whip the squad into shape or work to confirm he is way past his best.<\/p>\n When Lampard was last appointed Chelsea boss, it made more sense for him than it did the club but three years on, it\u2019s the other way round.<\/p>\n Lampard has rebuilt his managerial reputation at Coventry, guiding them back to the Premier League, and would be wise to stick with the Sky Blues for their first season back. It is also somewhat of a free hit as no one expects too much of a newly-promoted side, even on the back of Sunderland and Leeds this season.<\/p>\n From Chelsea\u2019s point of view, they would see a manager who has honed his craft since leaving Stamford Bridge but Lampard was vocal the last time he was in the job about a squad he felt wasn\u2019t trying and it\u2019s hard to see how that has changed since. Also, the Lampard revisionism has been excessive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: An extraordinary XI of Prem stars on lower salaries than Leicester\u2019s highest-paid player<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\nJohn Terry<\/h3>\n
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* The serious sadness behind the demise of LinkedIn spoofer Liam Rosenior<\/strong>
* Chelsea players \u2018went for\u2019 Garnacho in dressing room at half-time vs Man Utd<\/strong><\/p>\nJose Mourinho<\/h3>\n
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