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THE VERDICT: JAMIE CARRAGHER IS RIGHT—CHELSEA NEED A WINNER, NOT A PROJECT MANAGER LIKE LIAM ROSENIOR

Jamie Carragher slams Chelsea's move for Liam Rosenior, claiming the 41-year-old lacks the experience to deliver trophies.

The Verdict: Jamie Carragher is Right—Chelsea Need a Winner, Not a Project Manager like Liam Rosenior
Jamie Carragher warns Chelsea over new hire

Jamie Carragher isn’t convinced that bringing in Liam Rosenior will get Chelsea any closer to the Premier League title.

Unless something changes at the last minute, Rosenior’s set to take over as manager after Enzo Maresca left on New Year’s Day. Right now, Rosenior is coaching in France at Strasbourg, another club owned by BlueCo. He’s meeting Chelsea’s top brass on Monday to talk things through in person.

Everyone expects Chelsea to announce Rosenior before their next game—a west London derby against Fulham on Wednesday. Over at Strasbourg, club president Marc Keller has already started looking for Rosenior’s replacement, and they’ve narrowed it down to three options.

Chelsea played their first match without Maresca—a 1-1 draw at Manchester City, with Enzo Fernandez grabbing a last-minute equaliser. Calum McFarlane filled in as interim manager for that match but will head back to the U21S once Rosenior arrives.

Rosenior has managed at Strasbourg, Hull City, and Derby County so far. As a player, he spent time with Hull, Fulham, Reading, and Brighton before retiring in 2018.

Carragher liked Maresca and wasn’t surprised to see him go, especially once things soured between him and the Chelsea board. Carragher isn’t sold on Rosenior, though. He thinks this job’s coming too soon for the 41-year-old.

“I was a big fan of Enzo Maresca,” Carragher said on Sky Sports. “He held his own against some of the league’s best. But honestly, I saw this coming—if you start speaking out of turn, especially at Chelsea with all those sporting directors, it’s not going to end well. When the results dipped, and he missed a press conference, it was inevitable.”

Rosenior, for his part, tried to keep things low-key when asked about the Chelsea rumours. “There’s a lot of noise, a lot of speculation,” he told local reporters. “But as a coach, if you get caught up in it, you lose focus. I enjoy my time here, and I love this club, but I can’t promise anything—no one can. You could say you’ll stay for years and get sacked the next day.”

Carragher thinks the spotlight now shifts to Chelsea’s ownership. “I’ve been pretty critical of the way they’ve done things these last few years,” he said. “Just look at the managers: they started with Thomas Tuchel, who won the Champions League. Now they’re about to bring in Rosenior, who’s managed Derby, Hull, and Strasbourg.

“It’s a massive opportunity for Rosenior, but Chelsea and their fans aren’t used to these kinds of appointments. They’re used to big names—Mourinho, Hiddink, Conte—guys who come in and make a huge impact. I don’t see Rosenior doing that.

“His main target will be to get them into the Champions League next season, and they can do that. With five English teams likely qualifying again, it’s right there for them. But honestly, I don’t think this is the kind of hire that gets Chelsea back to winning the Premier League or the Champions League. That’s what the club and the fans expect.

“That’s not a knock on Rosenior—he’s young and has time to grow as a coach. But for me, this job’s probably come a bit too early for him to deliver the success Chelsea should be aiming for.”

Gary Neville, the former Manchester United and England defender, isn’t convinced either. He weighed in on his Sky Sports podcast: “You can’t win anything with kids. Alan Hansen was spot on. Chelsea needs some experience at the club. If you’ve got young players, you need an experienced manager too. But here they go again, another young manager. Young players need real authority and guidance.”

Chelsea’s 1-1 draw at Manchester City leaves them fifth in the table, three points outside the Champions League spots.

BRUNO SALTOR OFFICIALLY JOINS TOTTENHAM AS ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY

Tottenham appoints Bruno Saltor! Discover the new coaching team under Igor Tudor and the departures following Thomas Frank's exit.

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Tottenham Confirm Bruno Saltor as Assistant Coach Under Igor Tudor

Tottenham Hotspur just shook up their coaching staff, bringing in Bruno Saltor, a guy who’s worked with Chelsea and West Ham in the past.

Saltor’s stepping in alongside interim boss Igor Tudor until the season wraps up. Spurs let go of Thomas Frank earlier this month, and, like Manchester United, they’ve decided to go with a temporary setup for now and figure out the bigger picture in the summer.

Tudor, who’s managed clubs like Marseille, Lazio, and Juventus, is set to take charge for the first time this weekend in the North London derby against Arsenal. Saltor will be in the dugout for his first Spurs match, too.

If you’ve followed Saltor’s career, you might know he’s often worked with Graham Potter. That’s how he ended up at both Chelsea and West Ham. When Potter left Chelsea in 2023, Saltor took over as interim head coach. His one match in charge ended in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. Frank Lampard replaced him soon after, and Saltor stayed on as part of the coaching staff until Mauricio Pochettino arrived, at which point he moved on. He later reunited with Potter at West Ham but left when Potter did in September.

Tottenham’s official statement confirmed the news: “Following the arrival of Igor Tudor as Head Coach until the end of the season, we can now confirm the appointment of three additional coaches to our Men’s First Team coaching staff. We welcome Bruno Saltor as Igor's assistant coach." Born in El Masnou, Spain, Saltor started his playing career in his home country before joining Brighton in 2012. He made 235 appearances there over seven years, then moved into coaching with the Seagulls after retiring in 2019. Since then, he’s picked up experience at Chelsea and West Ham.

Along with Saltor’s appointment, Spurs also announced some departures. Justin Cochrane, John Heitinga, and Chris Haslam are all leaving the coaching staff after Frank’s exit. The club thanked them for their efforts and wished them well.

GLASNER OUT? CRYSTAL PALACE CONSIDERING IMMEDIATE EXIT FOR BOSS AFTER DISMAL EUROPEAN DRAW

Oliver Glasner’s exit is imminent! Discover why Robbie Keane has emerged as the favorite to lead Crystal Palace out of crisis.

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Odds crash on Robbie Keane becoming the next Crystal Palace manager.

Oliver Glasner was supposed to stick around at Crystal Palace until the end of the season. That was the plan, anyway. But after another rough run of results, his exit could come a lot sooner.

Thursday night in Bosnia should’ve been nothing special, just a routine first leg against a team Palace should handle easily, with the real test back at Selhurst Park next week. Instead, a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar turned into another mess in a season that’s gotten uglier by the week for Glasner and Palace.

The travelling fans didn’t hide how they felt.

Palace have only managed one win in their last 15 games. That’s not a blip; it’s a full-on collapse, and it looks like Glasner’s time might be up even faster than everyone thought.

People at the top of the club have started openly asking if letting Glasner finish out his contract is actually hurting more than helping. He said back in January that he’d leave when his deal was up in the summer, but with results falling off a cliff and morale at rock bottom, those discussions have picked up speed.

Word is, Palace have already started looking for Glasner’s replacement, planning for a summer hire. But now, it looks like they might bring in his successor right away.

One name has shot straight to the top of the list: Robbie Keane.

TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook says Palace are considering Keane as a short-term fix if Glasner goes before the season ends. Keane’s reputation has soared lately. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv, then took the Hungarian league title in his first season at Ferencváros.

His win rate at Maccabi was over 73 per cent. He’s also done time as an assistant coach at Leeds and Middlesbrough. People who’ve played for him, like Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda, rave about him. O’Dowda said, “As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen. It’s phenomenal, really. On the coaching side,e he has been good.”

For now, Keane is still in charge at Ferencvaros, who are still in the Europa League, so prying him away won’t be simple.

Palace sit 13th in the Premier League, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but that gap feels less safe with every week they fail to win.

Tottenham even considered Keane as an interim manager before they went with Igor Tudor.

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