Why Chelsea will find it hard to persuade Xabi Alonso or Andoni Iraola to join
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Chelsea are searching for their fifth permanent head coach of the BlueCo era after the dreadful failure of Liam Rosenior - and with every flop they are becoming less attractive to managersChelsea say they are in "a process of self-reflection". Maybe our 'hire, hand out laughably long contracts and fire culture' isn't the best one after all.The Blues are now looking for their fifth permanent head coach since Todd Boehly and his BlueCo chums took control in the wake of Roman Abramovich's abrupt exit following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino, Enzo Maresca and Rosenior have all had a go at sitting in the hottest of hot seats, with Bruno Saltor, Frank Lampard and now Calum McFarlane having interim spells in between.Maresca is the only one of them to have something tangible to show for his efforts, having won the Conference League and the Club World Cup last summer - achievements which now feel like they came a lifetime ago.FOLLOW OUR CHELSEA FB PAGE!
They have identified Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, ex-Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso and Fulham's Marco Silva as candidates for their long list.All of those options have their merits. Put simply, they have an awful lot of cooks for their broth, which isn't looking particularly appetising right now.Iraola is used to the 'head coach' role, having not asserted much influence over the recruitment at Bournemouth.
And if Chelsea really can't tempt the manager of their nearest neighbours then they really are in trouble.Football is a fickle business and if they can somehow beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday and miraculously secure some European football in the final two games of the season then Chelsea's manager recruitment process could suddenly look a little rosier. But the Blues may find that all those bridges they've burnt are now blocking their path forwards.Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.