22 Mar 2026 18:01:42
If you had a choice for our next manager who would you go for?
Felipe Luis or Fabregas.
22 Mar 2026 19:29:12.
I wouldn't have Cesc for any money, but I have to admit I am prejudiced against him for personal reasons. I know next to nothing about Luis as a manager.
My choices are well known. I would go for the Stuttgart manager or maybe the Bournemouth manager. Fingers crossed King Carlo comes back to us after the World Cup.
22 Mar 2026 19:38:58
Steve, great question. Both have connections to Chelsea. Both are regarded as coaches with high potential, play good football, and have undoubtedly improved the teams they have taken over. Neither has experience at the highest level. Personally, I would prefer an elite coach to steady the ship, but I doubt if anyone of the calibre would join this circus.
That said, I would prefer either of them to the numbskull we have presently in post. I'm not one to sit on the fence, so I choose Fabregas.
22 Mar 2026 19:58:26
SteveCfc, good question. Both, in my humble opinion, would be good choices, but no better than Maresca, who, as most on here know, I rated quite highly. That said, he would be a huge upgrade on Liam, who, as we all know, is possibly up there with the worst appointment in our history.
You asked a question though, so I won't sit on the fence. Cesc for me.
22 Mar 2026 20:15:07
Tom, regrettably, King Carlo will never come back; he is the type of elite coach we need. Iraola would be worth taking a punt on: Bournemouth always play on the front foot and are always worth watching. He has done wonders with limited resources, especially this season, having lost a lot of their best players, and he knows the Premier League.
22 Mar 2026 20:09:24
Out of interest Ed, if the Chelsea manager job becomes vacant who would you see as a good choice?
{Ed001's Note - I agree with you in Hoeness to be honest. Iraola is probably the best of the rest.}
22 Mar 2026 23:47:06
Out of the two I'd take Luis.
Cesc is part owner in Como, who have spent a lot of money over the past two seasons (relative) and has had a major say in everything happening at the club. I'd love him to return to the Bridge, but under the current set up I couldn't see him staying longer than a year.
Luis also came and interviewed for the job when Maresca was sacked, supposedly without the Flamengo owners' permission, so he might not have the personality to be a yes man haha.
22 Mar 2026 20:34:50
Blimey Ed, I thought I was the only person who rated Hoeness.
{Ed001's Note - no mate, he is very highly rated. He plays football similar to Klopp, so a lot of us Liverpool fans look at him wistfully.}
22 Mar 2026 21:11:33
Ed001, as always thanks for your insight.Unfortunately, I doubt that the owners log into this site. If they did they might learn something about football.
{Ed001's Note - I am sure they are learning as they go, but it does seem odd that they did not get to know the sport before beginning on a project of this size and scope.}
23 Mar 2026 07:25:49
I guess the original opportunity presented itself, but the head long rush to make unnecessary statements seemed very bizarre to me.
23 Mar 2026 09:52:01
learning as they go Ed? . taking them a l, ong time to learn anything looking at it from the outside! wouldn't be surprised if they leave liam till december or so and then get gary o'neil in on the cheap from strasbourg
{Ed001's Note - they do seem to be slow learners, with a very bizarre plan for a long term in a sport that really can't be planned that far ahead. Not on the pitch anyway, you can build the infrastructure over time, but you have to get the coaches and players right fairly quickly. 10 years is not going to work.}
23 Mar 2026 18:51:27
I think the days of Chelsea getting the top manager in football are over. We seem to want a younger up and coming coach, so on that basis I would go for Iraola, he's done a good job at Bournemouth, is Premier League proven, and is out of contract at the end of the season.