Chelsea are once again on the lookout for a new manager following the departure of Liam Rosenior
Chelsea are on the search for a new manager following the sacking of Liam Rosenior last week. The Blues decided to part ways with the manager following a 3-0 defeat against Brighton.
Calum McFarlane is taking interim charge of the side until the end of the season, with the search over Rosenior’s permanent successor now taking place. Several names have already been linked with the role, including Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola and former midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
Chelsea should be getting used to searching for a new manager, given the changes in the managerial hotseat over the last few years. Former Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has previously revealed that he has turned down the role at Stamford Bridge.
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The Blues approached the German following Frank Lampard‘s exit in January 2021. Speaking to The Times just a month later, Rangnick revealed talks with Chelsea over the position, but there was one major sticking point.
“I said, ‘I would love to come and work with you, but I cannot do it for four months,” he said. “I am not an interim coach.’ To the media and players you would be the ‘four-month manager’, a lame duck, from day one.”
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Following his rejection of the job, Chelsea turned to now England boss, Thomas Tuchel, who went on to win the Champions League just a few months after his appointment. “Thomas is tactically on a very sophisticated level,” Rangnick said.
“[His assistant] Zsolt Low was my player and assistant coach at Leipzig and plays a vital role in his staff. And you can see from the way he interacts with players, Thomas also has great leadership skills.
“I can only congratulate Thomas and Chelsea for the choice.”
Tuchel left in 2022, and was replaced by Graham Potter. Chelsea have since had Lampard (interim), Mauricio Pochettino, Enzo Maresca and Rosenior as managers.
Less than a year after making the comments about turning down the Chelsea job, Rangnick took up the interim role at Man Utd. In his 29 games in charge, United won eleven, drew 9 and lost 9.
The 67-year-old is now the manager of the Austria national team. He will lead the nation in this summer’s World Cup, where they will take on Jordan, Argentina and Algeria in their Group J encounters.
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