{"id":7155,"date":"2026-05-11T09:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7155"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:51:26","slug":"ruud-gullit-on-why-chelsea-wont-be-able-to-attract-elite-coaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7155","title":{"rendered":"Ruud Gullit on why Chelsea won&#8217;t be able to attract elite coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chelsea used to be among the most desirable jobs for managers \u2013 according to one former coach, that\u2019s no longer the case.<\/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>Ruud Gullit has said what most Chelsea fans are already well aware of: the job at Stamford Bridge is not nearly as tempting as it used to be, and has pretty much lost its appeal to the very top coaches.<\/p>\n<p>The squad isn\u2019t ready to compete at the top, and those coaches won\u2019t get the control they want to change that.<\/p>\n<h2>Elite managers want experienced players and more control<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYes (it\u2019s lost its appeal), because any manager would see what I see and say: \u2018I need experienced players. I need a Casemiro, a (Aurelien) Tchouameni. I need these types of players in midfield. I need this kind of experience alongside the young talent\u2019. And if you don\u2019t have them, it\u2019s going to be a problem,\u201d the former Blues boss said in quotes picked up by Goal.com.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Chelsea coaches are told when they\u2019re being interviewed that their power is going to be limited, and that the model will be youngsters with no high wage seniors to keep them in line.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>The Blues are going to offer Enzo Fernandez a contract extension to keep him at the club and to try and quiet his agitation to leave the club.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are going to be buying as well as selling this summer, and Jonathan Rowe is a name we\u2019re starting to see more and more of.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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