The Premier League managerial carousel: Predicting who goes where

The Premier League managerial carousel: Predicting who goes where With several Premier League jobs up for grabs in the summer, the managerial carousel is ready to start spinning again. Every year we head coaches come and go, often replaced by the same coterie of names who have been here, done that in the past. But there is also always the potential for exciting, new figures to enter the fray.

We’re taking a good look at the openings that have emerged in the top flight and how a decision by one club could affect others. The dominoes are already in place, but who will knock the first one over? The Premier League managerial carousel Let’s start with English football’s great soap opera, Chelsea.

While the Blues have been poor on the pitch this season, they have been a never-ending source of off-field entertainment throughout, the highlight of which has to be Marc Cucurella’s barber leaking team news on social media. Chelsea have already parted ways with two head coaches this year, with Liam Rosenior getting the sack in April just three months after he replaced Enzo Maresca. Ill-discipline and disharmony has been a major issue inside the dressing room, so it makes sense that the club would look towards someone who could command immediate respect and deal with the various egos in the team.

It’s kind of funny, then, that Chelsea have reportedly initiated talks with Xabi Alonso, a man who received no respect from the players and could not manage the superstar egos in his last job. In fairness, the Real Madrid job looks like an impossible one given the current situation at that club, but more on that later. It was almost assumed as fact that Alonso would end up replacing Arne Slot at Liverpool.