{"id":6328,"date":"2026-05-09T07:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6328"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:14:41","slug":"joe-cole-suggests-the-best-move-for-chelsea-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6328","title":{"rendered":"Joe Cole suggests the &#8220;best move&#8221; for Chelsea manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Jose Mourinho looks like he might make a move back to Real Madrid this summer \u2013 one Chelsea favourite has suggested the Blues should try and land him.<\/i><\/b><\/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>Joe Cole has done an interview with the Sun today where he suggested a retro choice as Chelsea\u2019s new manager:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best move the club could make now, a realistic move as well, is to go to Jose Mourinho,\u201d Cole said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSay that this is what we can do, and just let the man take charge of the club. Just say, \u2018rebuild my club for me, we\u2019re going to step back, you get us back on track.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Mourinho no longer a crazy idea for Chelsea<\/h2>\n<p>It may be a sign of how badly things are going at Chelsea at the moment that this doesn\u2019t seem like the worst idea. Sure, he\u2019s far from the cutting edge these days. But he\u2019d have the respect of the players and the love of the fans.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for someone to establish a base level, we\u2019re pretty sure he could deliver you regular top 6 finishes, something which would have been a sacking offence when he was at the club before, but would now be an improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, both staying at Benfica or moving to Madrid look a better option for the veteran coach right now.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea are set to compete with Crystal Palace for two of their top manager targets it seems.<\/p>\n<p>Arne Slot has predicted how Chelsea will set up in tomorrow\u2019s game as he prepares to take on the Blues at Anfield.<\/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: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?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\">Joe Cole<\/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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