Chelsea fans may have London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to blame for the club’s disastrous appointment of Liam Rosenior as manager.
Rosenior was always seen as a risk by many, and in the end, he proved to be an unsuccessful gamble.
Under him, Chelsea kept just one clean sheet in 13 Premier League games and were on a run of five consecutive defeats in the top flight before his dismissal on Wednesday.
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What was Liam Rosenior's biggest mistake as Chelsea boss?
Behdad Eghbali moved quickly after fearing Liam Rosenior would join Tottenham
Despite Rosenior being a young and fairly inexperienced manager, Chelsea still decided to bring him in from their sister club Strasbourg.
According to The Telegraph, one reason they hired Rosenior was because co-owner Behdad Eghbali and his sporting directors started to hear that there was a possibility of the 41-year-old succeeding Thomas Frank at Tottenham.
As a result, there was a rationale within BlueCo that if Chelsea did not appoint him as manager then, he would have ended up at Spurs or another Premier League club instead.
Chelsea have now been criticised for the whole situation by various pundits. Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville has been very critical of Chelsea.
According to Neville, the club’s owners need to be held to account as well as the sporting directors and players.
Eghbali and Co now need to hire a new manager to replace Rosenior, with Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola thought to be one name they admire.
It has already been claimed that Eghbali wants to see Iraola in the Stamford Bridge dugout next season.
Former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic is also said to be under consideration, while Marco Silva’s name has popped up as well.
Clearly, Chelsea want to hire someone with a bit more experience than Rosenior. They are trying to learn some lessons, but so much damage has already been done.
Their poor decision-making has destroyed Chelsea’s season and perhaps the reputation of another young and talented manager.