Chelsea now leading candidates to hire Spanish tactician to replace Liam Rosenior
Chelsea now reportedly look to be leading the race for former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso as a replacement for Liam Rosenior.
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The Blues are going through a real rough period under Rosenior, whose future could be in doubt after an abysmal run of five consecutive defeats in the Premier League without even scoring a single goal.
A report from Simon Phillips has suggested Rosenior could be sacked by Chelsea today, and there’s already speculation about Alonso replacing him at Stamford Bridge.
According to Fichajes, Chelsea are now in the strongest position to hire Alonso, who had also previously been on the radar of his former club Liverpool.
Xabi Alonso to replace Liam Rosenior at Chelsea?
Fichajes suggest that Arne Slot will now stay at Liverpool, as has also been reported by Sky Sports and others, so that seemingly puts CFC in a good position to land Alonso.
The Spanish tactician seems an obvious choice for Chelsea if they are to change manager now, with the 44-year-old doing hugely impressive work at Leverkusen before landing the Madrid job.
Things didn’t quite work out for Alonso at the Bernabeu but he could still have a big future in management, and probably an upgrade on the struggling Rosenior.
| Xabi Alonso | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 88 | 33 | 19 | 62.86 |
| Real Madrid | 24 | 4 | 6 | 70.59 |
Should Xabi Alonso risk taking the Chelsea job?
At the same time, however, Chelsea have gone through a lot of managers recently and it might not be the most tempting club for Alonso right now.
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This current Chelsea ownership have a very specific way of doing things, and it’s not currently a project that’s delivering on the considerable investment that’s gone into it.
Other top managers like Enzo Maresca and Mauricio Pochettino have also struggled with this set-up, so Alonso could be well-advised to be a bit more picky as he doesn’t want to be in and out of another job too quickly.
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