Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Monday, December 15, 2025, 12:18 / Updated Monday, December 15, 2025 12:21
Chelsea's manager, Enzo Maresca, suddenly launched a virulent attack on the club's management.
Chelsea had gone 4 games without a win before that 2-0 Everton win at the weekend. Speaking after the final whistle, manager Enzo Maresca said that “the last 48 hours have been the worst since i came to the club“.
And the tabloid The Sun learned that the reproach was aimed at his bosses, “because they did not support him during the difficult period the team went through. And now it remains to be seen how long the Italian technician will stay on the bench.”
Austrian Oliver Glasner is the favorite to take over Chelsea from Enzo Maresca
The same publication places the Austrian Oliver Glasner in pole position, to follow Maresca on the blue bench. “He is one of the best managers in the Premier League and he has been shortlisted for the Blues bench in the past“, writes The Sun.
The biggest advantage is that Glasner's contract with Crystal Palace expires in the summer and “he doesn't want to extend it anymore, unhappy with the club's transfer policy. He won the FA Cup with Palace and the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt”.
Liam Rosenior, the surprise candidate to succeed Enzo Maresca
A surprise candidate could be Liam Rosenior. “Since taking over at Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg, the former Hull City manager has done nothing but good things. Strasbourg are currently top of the Conference League table, unbeaten in the group stage with just one game to play.
Rosenior has worked well with a number of younger players, developing an attractive style in Alsace. The Chelsea management has already entrusted a number of top youngsters to Strasbourgto develop them before bringing them back to the Premier League,” reports the best-selling British tabloid.
Andoni Iraola and former Blues great Frank Lampard are also on the shortlist of managers Chelsea could turn to in the event of a 'divorce' from Maresca. Iraola has built “a stellar reputation” at Bournemouth and is considered “the next high-profile manager to come from smaller Premier League clubs”. Lampard, in turn, also worked at Chelsea as an “interim” after Graham Potter was fired.
