{"id":5312,"date":"2026-05-07T09:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5312"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:47:57","slug":"fabregas-would-get-respect-of-chelsea-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5312","title":{"rendered":"Fabregas would get respect of Chelsea players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Cesc Fabregas would instantly earn the respect of the Chelsea dressing room if given the job according to former Blue Glen Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are once again looking for a new head coach after they sacked Liam Rosenior last month, less than four months after appointing him.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior became the second head coach to leave Chelsea this season following the departure of Enzo Maresca in January.<\/p>\n<h2>Cesc Fabregas would earn respect of Chelsea dressing room<\/h2>\n<p>Calum McFaralne is in interim charge for the remainder of the season whilst the sporting directors conduct their search for a new head coach.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s reportedly seven or eight names under consideration, with Andoni Iraola widely believed to be an early front runner.<\/p>\n<p>Xabi Alonso and Marco Silva are other names which are said to feature highly in Chelsea\u2019s thinking, but the Blues will take their time before making a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solehkol thinks Chelsea can still attract big name managers, with the Blues desperate to get someone in who commands the respect of the dressing room from day one.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea can\u2019t afford to get the next head coach wrong, and Johnson believes Fabregas would instantly get the respect of the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cChelsea have had both (types of manager), a<\/span><span>n experienced manager who won everything? They sacked them. Young, promising managers? Sacked them too,\u201d he said as quoted by Metro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it is a specific profile they are after, they only care about winning. Whoever it is needs time to turn it around and win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth Iraola and Fabregas have credentials, having Premier League experience as a manager is huge whereas Cesc knows the club a lot better and as a former player, would definitely get the players\u2019 respect.\u201d<\/p>\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 content.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p><span>Nicolas Jackson will return to Chelsea in the summer, with links to Newcastle understood to be wide of the mark.<\/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 \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/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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