Liam Rosenior sacked: Who should be Chelsea's next manager?

'Chelsea need to slow down'

Mario Melchiot

Former Netherlands defender on BBC 5 Live Breakfast

I think the club needs to slow down a little bit because it is not just the coaches they decide on really quickly, also the players they get in really quickly. Everything goes quick. Sometimes when you do things quick, a quick fix, it's still going to leak somewhere else. I think, that is Chelsea's biggest thing now.

It does not look like a team now, it was when they were building it when Maresca was there. Now, it has started to shake off.

Who is Filipe Luis?

Well, since you mentioned him...

Filipe Luis is the current favourite to be the next man in the hot seat after Chelsea sacked Liam Rosenior - according to the bookmakers, that is.

Luis joined Atletico Madrid as a player in 2012 and won four trophies before spending a year at Chelsea in 2014, winning the Premier League under Jose Mourinho before returning to the Spanish side.

He then joined Brazilian giants Flamengo as a free agent in 2019 - where he spent four-and-a-half years before retiring from professional football in 2023.

As a manager, the 40-year-old returned to his former club Flamengo - serving as the head coach of the first team from September 2024 to March 2026.

Incredibly, he has averaged a trophy every 14 games, leading Flamengo to seven titles in his 100 matches in charge, guiding Flamengo to Copa Libertadores glory in 2025.

In doing so, Luis became the ninth man to win the competition both as a player and as a coach, having claimed the trophy twice with Flamengo in 2019 and 2022.

He also claimed Serie A, Copa do Brasil, Supercopa do Brasil, Campeonato Carioca, Fifa Challenger Cup and Fifa Derby of the Americas honours during his tenure, having previously led Flamengo's Under-17 and Under-20 sides to league titles.

In March of this year, Luis was dismissed of his role after the club had recorded an 8-0 win to reach the Campeonato Carioca final.

Chelsea of old could get 'best of best' managers

Curtis Davies

Former Premier League defender on the Football Daily podcast

In the history of Chelsea Football Club, since the turn of the century when they have been winning things, if you go six games without scoring or winning the games, losing all six games. Any other Chelsea manager would have been sacked.

Ultimately, what is next for Chelsea? When we speak about Liam [Rosenior] going, yeah it's all good, get rid of the manager. But what is next? Because the Chelsea of old could get Ancelotti, could get Mourinho, could get the best of the best. Who now? Because if you want a good pay, it's good to go Chelsea and maybe get sacked. But if you want to actually progress your career, it might not be the best option.

Chelsea 'may struggle' to get the managers they want

Sami Mokbel

BBC Sport Senior football correspondent on the Football Daily podcast

Some of the soundings and the industry people that I have spoken to, have echoed similar sentiments. What elite manager or what manager who is on the up would consider taking the Chelsea job. As big as it is and as top draw as being Chelsea head coach is in terms of that person standing in European football.

Because of the way the club is ran, the current recruitment model, I think that they may struggle to get the names that they want to get.

get involved

Get Involved - Who next for Chelsea?

Click 'Get Involved' to have your say

Liam Rosenior lasted just 106 days in charge of Chelsea - so who next?

I suppose there are two different questions. Who do you think will be the next manager of Chelsea and who would you like to be the next manager of Chelsea?

We've also got a poll running at the top of the page based on the current favourites - as per the bookmakers, that is.

So, have your say up there and click that 'Get Involved' button to air your thoughts on the matter too.

Hapless Chelsea owners have built a monument to chaos and decline

Phil McNulty

BBC Sport chief football writer

Liam Rosenior actually deserves a measure of sympathy after what has been a harrowing few months before being put out of his misery.

The end result is another BlueCo-created crisis that has resulted in a revolving door of managers, a toxic relationship between the owners and Chelsea's fanbase, as well as the biggest pre-tax losses in Premier League history, announced as £262m at the start of April.

When the group took control of Chelsea in a £4.25bn deal in succession to Roman Abramovich in May 2022, Chelsea had just finished third in the Premier League under current England head coach Thomas Tuchel and had not been outside the top five in seven years. They had won the Champions League one year previously.

Now, they face a fight to secure any kind of European football next season, with the heavy financial hit that would bring.

Calum McFarlane returns in the role of safety net between now and the end of the season, the former Under-21 coach having bridged the gap between Maresca and Rosenior earlier this season.

He must navigate an FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United at Wembley on Sunday before trying to make sure Chelsea at least earn a place in Europe.

And then, after that period of "self-reflection", Chelsea will start work - in their words - "to bring stability to the head coach position."

'Title could still be Arsenal's'

Burnley 0-1 Manchester City

Nedum Onuoha

Former Man City defender on the Football Daily podcast

I don't think psychologically it matters too much, because the two sides, they have played each other now, there is no longer talk about 'the game in April, it's going to be the decider' - you've got your five games, they've got their five games.

If you do well enough and you win your games in a considerable manner, the league title could still very much be Arsenal's. So they have to back themselves.

Click here to read article