'Nothing really unites' Chelsea's recent managers
[Getty Images] German football journalist Rafa Honigstein has warned both "up-and-coming" and "very experienced" managers against taking up Chelsea's vacant managerial position. The Blues sacked head coach Liam Rosenior earlier this week after just 106 days in charge, despite him penning a five-and-a-half-year deal back in January, with Calum McFarlane taking over as interim manager until the end of the season. "It is hard to see anyone rushing to Stamford Bridge at this moment in time," Honigstein said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Euro Leagues podcast.
"The club's press release said a period reflection is coming, so any manager would want to find out what they are actually signing up to first. "The club's recent managers have all been of very different profiles. They've had Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino, Enzo Maresca and obviously Liam Rosenior - and nothing really unites them all.
"None of them have been able to make things work at Chelsea. All of them have fallen out with the hierarchy one way or another, or fallen foul of the necessary results. "It will be a really, really difficult job for anyone.
Whether you're up-and-coming or very experienced, I would say you need to be very careful in your decision to go there. " Listen to the full conversation on BBC Sounds