It sounds like it’s happening:

So

It looks like Enzo was in fact NOT responsible for all the rotations weird decisions etc. they were in fact firced on him to keep the players value up.

Egbahli seems to be the bad boy here along with his SD clowns

Woke up early so I’ve been trawling comments articles you tube etc

No way to run a club and tbh IF it’s true I don’t blame him for walking

6 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

How many Bournemouth players would get in our team? Last season they were in the top 5 for a lot of the season before collapsing in the last 4 games, they then sold 3 of their back 4 and lost their GK, this season they have had more injuries then any other PL team, the great Chelsea failed to beat them in both games, i would say Iraola deserves a chance here more then the puppet at Strasbourg

4 hours ago, RMH said:

You may not know about Iraola but he was a better player and has shown to be a better coach than Matesca. Coaching Bournemouth is a better pedigree than Leicester in the Championship.

He hasn't been shown to be a better coach. He's just fashionable. Bournemouth are on a run of not winning for 10+ games. They might not have the top 4 squad, but they have some very good players in their team, one of whom is going to city.

I'm certain if he comes in it's going to be an absolute sh*t show like Potter was. I don't want someone who hasn't got the experience of a big global club before.

3 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

He hasn't been shown to be a better coach. He's just fashionable. Bournemouth are on a run of not winning for 10+ games. They might not have the top 4 squad, but they have some very good players in their team, one of whom is going to city.

I'm certain if he comes in it's going to be an absolute sh*t show like Potter was. I don't want someone who hasn't got the experience of a big global club before.

Unfortunately there is nobody of big club stature that is either available, we could afford the compensation or would be interested in coming.

When your shortlist comprises the likes of Rosenior, McKenna, Martin, Southgate or Iraola, at least Iraola tries to play an attacking brand of football. I do tend to think that any choice will be a train wreck in this structure though.

What a great start to the new year then!

How sh*t are the owners that they've managed to piss off two successive sycophant managers? f**king pathetic.

On 28/12/2025 at 09:57, El regreso said:

The fact we are once again talking about battling for 4th place is absolutely disgraceful.

We are f**king CHELSEA Football club not Tottenham or Arsenal for f**k sake we don’t battle for top 4 we win f**king titles.

I will never forgive these f**king morons who have turned us into this gutless bunch of idiots with a imitation manager.

Totally agree!

No decent coach will want this job. Being told to rotate the squad, this awful policy of signing young players only and none of the ‘win now’ bracket.

This club died when Abramovich was forced out, so sad.

58 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Unfortunately there is nobody of big club stature that is either available, we could afford the compensation or would be interested in coming.

When your shortlist comprises the likes of Rosenior, McKenna, Martin, Southgate or Iraola, at least Iraola tries to play an attacking brand of football. I do tend to think that any choice will be a train wreck in this structure though.

Southgate at least would be able to handle the pressure of being in a big job. I think he'd be a disaster, but for different reasons.
Glasner has at least won two trophies and has never failed.
Xavi needs no explanation
Nagelsmann should be looking for a new challenge after the World Cup

That's the level our shortlist should comprise of. I have absolutely zero interest in arguments like "tries to play an attacking brand of football". It doesn't matter what style of football the new manager tries to win, if he can't get us winning consistently then the entire fan base will turn against them instantly. Iraola hasn't got a 40% win record at any club he's managed. We need at least 60%.

The club needs to accept the strategy has to adjust now to incorporate immediate success alongside long term and we need a manager who has done this before. If they aren't prepared to do that then it genuinely doesn't matter who we bring in, or whether Maresca stays, the results will be the same.

I’m hearing rumours my prayers will shortly be answered. Thank you god, 2026 is going to be a great year

13 minutes ago, Blue Exile said:

No decent coach will want this job. Being told to rotate the squad, this awful policy of signing young players only and none of the ‘win now’ bracket.

This club died when Abramovich was forced out, so sad.

Did this come from the ownership? I can't imagine a single one of those empty suits has a single clue about physical conditioning. This came from Maresca's choice to listen to the physios, no? (Poch certainly didn't).

Quite the list of luminaries to choose from:

Available coaches

5 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

Did this come from the ownership? I can't imagine a single one of those empty suits has a single clue about physical conditioning. This came from Maresca's choice to listen to the physios, no? (Poch certainly didn't).

Quite the list of luminaries to choose from:

Available coaches

Came from the owners apparently - an attempt to keep all the players values maintained.

1 hour ago, Andy2461 said:

So

It looks like Enzo was in fact NOT responsible for all the rotations weird decisions etc. they were in fact firced on him to keep the players value up.

Egbahli seems to be the bad boy here along with his SD clowns

Woke up early so I’ve been trawling comments articles you tube etc

No way to run a club and tbh IF it’s true I don’t blame him for walking

This is what appears to be happening the f**king owners and SDs are dictating who gets played.

No manager with self respect wants anything to do with these clowns

Seems nailed on he’s gone now anyway. Writing was on the wall after the Everton game but I thought he’d last until the end of the season.

I thought he’d done a better job than many on here and certainly much better than his two predecessor, but don’t really care he’s gone either.

I don’t have much faith in them picking a major upgrade and even less faith that they won’t have an ego clash and sack his successor within 12-18 months.

Rosenior knows he is not going to have a chance like this ever in his life again so he will come here even if it means he walks barefoot from Strasbourg to London. Probably never in his wettest dreams he ever thought of managing a club of this calibre so he will surely be a good boy and ask no questions. It is a win-win situation, the board get their puppet and he gets to manage one of the biggest clubs in the world.

7 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

How many Bournemouth players would get in our team? Last season they were in the top 5 for a lot of the season before collapsing in the last 4 games, they then sold 3 of their back 4 and lost their GK, this season they have had more injuries then any other PL team, the great Chelsea failed to beat them in both games, i would say Iraola deserves a chance here more then the puppet at Strasbourg

how many positions do Chelsea actually have a clearly better player?

Not “higher ceiling”, not “£60m potential”, not “he’ll be elite in 3 years”. Better now. If the alternative is an 18-year-old who isn’t ready, the pitch doesn’t care. This Bournemouth side sold most of their back four, lost their GK, have had injuries all season — and we still couldn’t beat them home or away. Expecting a new manager to suddenly fix all of this overnight is just unrealistic.

You browse this forum and "Enzo is sh*t" is not an uncommon opinion; so, if our #8 is sh*t, then we are fair game. If our center D is lacking, that also makes us fair game. If our better players are on the young side, well that makes us fair game too.

34 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Southgate at least would be able to handle the pressure of being in a big job. I think he'd be a disaster, but for different reasons.
Glasner has at least won two trophies and has never failed.
Xavi needs no explanation
Nagelsmann should be looking for a new challenge after the World Cup

That's the level our shortlist should comprise of. I have absolutely zero interest in arguments like "tries to play an attacking brand of football". It doesn't matter what style of football the new manager tries to win, if he can't get us winning consistently then the entire fan base will turn against them instantly. Iraola hasn't got a 40% win record at any club he's managed. We need at least 60%.

The club needs to accept the strategy has to adjust now to incorporate immediate success alongside long term and we need a manager who has done this before. If they aren't prepared to do that then it genuinely doesn't matter who we bring in, or whether Maresca stays, the results will be the same.

That list is all well and good but none of them align in any way to the environment the club operate in.

Possibly Southgate, as the man is spineless. That would definitely be me out then. What an horrendous appointment that would be.

Glasner, they couldn't afford the compensation so would have to go with an interim until the summer. But why would he come, he fell out at Frankfurt because of the same issues here. Why would he come back into this type of environment.

Xavi has had similar fallings out and Nagelsmann took one look at the comical way these clowns operated and backed out immediately.

It's all moot anyway because we all know it's patsy Rosenior. The delay is because they are trying to line up another one for Strasbourg. Would I be shocked to hear that Russell Martin has taken on the Strasbourg job and Rosenior has come here. Just waiting for the yellow banner, after Fabrizio taps it in.

10 hours ago, forbzy said:

I think it was accepting the results of the last transfer window that ultimately led him to where he is now. He clearly wanted a decent replacement for Colwill and didn't get one, and he wanted a replacement when Jackson left too. His comments at the time about being happy with the squad were clearly to placate the board, but the truth seems to be that he wasn't happy with the squad and that has started to unravel.

Regardless his position at the club now looks unretrievable. As others have pointed out this reflects terribly on the board with a second manager in a row choosing to leave over differences. When you consider that several candidates turned down the job last time around due to the conditions of the deal (working with SD's etc) it makes you wonder who will be willing to take the job now?

Something must have changed. I don't think things just unravel over the course of a few weeks based past windows. My guess is that regardless of what he said in public, in Enzo's head the team performance always came with an asterisk because of squad profiling and injury issues. Suddenly someone (Egbhali) starts putting the majority of the blame on the coaches and that's that.

I've been following Strasbourg this season and Rosenior has been rotating the squad probably as much if not more than Maresca. If it is to be Rosenior I would expect there to be no let up in the rotation.

To all intents and purposes Eghbali will be picking the match day squad.

Good luck to anyone who thinks they can increase the value of Jamie Gittens - I think witchcraft or viking raids would be more likely.

I wish Eghbali would rotate his SDs -out of the door preferably.

Edited January 1Jan 1 by OTL

48 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

I’m hearing rumours my prayers will shortly be answered. Thank you god, 2026 is going to be a great year

Jackson's coming back? Where's your source?

Just now, WhiteWall said:

Jackson's coming back? Where's your source?

LOL I was going to post that reply as well !

Great minds or fools ... take your pick LOL

42 minutes ago, Blue Exile said:

Came from the owners apparently - an attempt to keep all the players values maintained.

And keeping agents happy.

Perhaps another window into what this 'project' actually is. Perhaps one of the reasons why these players are signing up is due to inferred promises to agents that they will get specific amounts of game time

Edited January 1Jan 1 by WhiteWall

6 hours ago, axman2526 said:

It will be Rosenior, I believe.

Wasn't it just a week or two back Maresca said he "would for sure" be our manager next season?

XAVI IS FAVOURITE