{"id":240794,"date":"2026-04-28T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/paul-merson-names-current-pl-manager-chelsea-will-look-to-appoint-after-rosenior-sacking\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:01:31","slug":"paul-merson-names-current-pl-manager-chelsea-will-look-to-appoint-after-rosenior-sacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/paul-merson-names-current-pl-manager-chelsea-will-look-to-appoint-after-rosenior-sacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Merson names current PL manager Chelsea will look to appoint after Rosenior sacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5160420\" data-slug-id=\"2774662\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paul Merson has urged Chelsea to appoint Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe as Liam Rosenior\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Chelsea<\/a> fired Rosenior last week after a dismal run of results, with former U21 boss Calum McFarlane taking interim charge until the end of the season. In the wake of Rosenior\u2019s sacking, a couple of managers have been linked to the job at Stamford Bridge, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/afc-bournemouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bournemouth<\/a> boss Andoni Iraola said to be the frontrunner.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <em>Sky Sports<\/em>, Merson named Howe as a perfect fit for the Blues, arguing that the club\u2019s days of going for high-profile, experienced managers are over. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/arsenal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Arsenal<\/a> man suggested that the west London club would instead go for a manager who would be grateful for the opportunity rather than a proven manager.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI hear a few Newcastle fans saying Eddie Howe is under pressure. I\u2019d take Eddie Howe,\u201d Merson said. \u201cMy problem is at Chelsea now and the way it is and the way it\u2019s all run, I think they\u2019ll be getting a manager who is grateful to be managing Chelsea, instead of a top drawer manager. The days of your Mourinhos, Contes, Tuchels, Ancelottis those top, top managers where the club are grateful for them being the manager of the club.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think now they\u2019re looking at managers who are grateful to come in and manage Chelsea because of the way they run the club and the way it is. Iraola is a very good manager at Bournemouth, but these kinds of managers will come in and look and go Chelsea have been outrun in every single Premier League game this season. How do you turn that around?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For Merson, even if the Stamford Bridge outfit tries to approach \u2018top managers,\u2019 they will be reluctant to accept the role given the current situation of the club. He claimed the club lacks experienced players and added that certain players are not at the required level.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is not an ageing football team this is one of the youngest teams in the Premier League. For them to get outrun in every single game and top, top managers will look at that and think there is a lot to be done. They need a couple of experienced players and a few who shouldn\u2019t be there. This is a big, big job and I\u2019m not sure one of the big boys will take it,\u201d Merson added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Chelsea have built a team from YouTube clips \u2013 Merson<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In his latest column for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11668\/13122121\/paul-merson-says-chelsea-look-like-they-have-built-a-squad-based-on-youtube-clips-and-now-its-a-circus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sky Sports<\/a><\/em>, Merson questioned Blues\u2019 recruitment strategy, stating that the club appeared to build their squad on five-minute YouTube clips. He described the situation as a \u2018circus,\u2019 arguing the team was assembled through disjointed scouting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt almost seems like agents are sending videos of a player, five-minute clips, and Chelsea have gone, &#8216;I&#8217;ll take him. Oh my God, how good is he? Look at his clips. Look at him&#8217;. They&#8217;ve just got a YouTube team together. Like they&#8217;ve looked at clips and put it together and gone, &#8216;this team can play. Look at these.&#8217; But it&#8217;s a million miles off,\u201d he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since BlueCo took ownership in 2022, the club have spent over \u00a31.5 billion on transfer fees, but it has yet to yield the desired results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Ezekiel Olamide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-paul-merson-names-current-pl-manager-chelsea-will-look-appoint-rosenior-sacking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Merson has urged Chelsea to appoint Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe as Liam Rosenior\u2019s successor. 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