Sky Sports journo ‘staggered’ by Xabi Alonso news on Tuesday afternoon

Sky Sports journo ‘staggered’ by Xabi Alonso news on Tuesday afternoon Xabi Alonso could hold fire on accepting a new head coach position this summer. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY Sky Sports Dougie Critchley suggested that the Spaniard was highly unlikely to take on the Chelsea job amid links with the position vacated by Liam Rosenior in April.

The former Real Madrid boss has also been heavily linked with Arne Slot’s job at Liverpool. Xabi Alonso won’t take the Chelsea head coach role Critchely hopped onto X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday afternoon to cast some doubt over suggestions that Alonso could be the next Chelsea head coach. And we’d have to wholeheartedly agree with the reputable journalist that such a move would seem… well… a little bit daft to say the least.

Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trust Here we’re talking about a club that seems to relish in leaving managers next to no time to establish themselves in the position and build a culture. Mind, we don’t think Rosenior was particularly well-equipped to meet the challenge of restoring Chelsea back within the elite class of Premier League clubs.

While you’d back Alonso to get more of a tune out of the Blues by comparison, it’s an environment that would prove to be even more toxic than the one he experienced in Madrid. Liverpool or Bayern remain Alonso’s ideal next moves There are a lot of ifs, buts and maybes involved, but it’s hard to imagine Alonso accepting a step down below what his talents deserve. Yes, perhaps there’s an argument for taking a relatively “safe” role – perhaps at a club comparable to Bayer Leverkusen’s level.