Liam Rosenior already tipped for Chelsea sack as replacement 'named'

One former Premier League midfielder is already tipping Chelsea to replace Liam Rosenior despite his strong start at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior is already being tipped for the sack by former Liverpool midfielder Didi Hamann, with a Manchester United managerial target eyed as his replacement. The former German international believes Diego Simeone would move to Stamford Bridge if this season is to be his last in charge of Atletico Madrid.

The Argentinian head coach has been linked with the vacant managerial position at Old Trafford following Ruben Amorim's departure, with Michael Carrick currently in interim charge until the end of the campaign.

Rosenior has taken charge of 12 games since replacing former Blues boss Enzo Maresca and is unbeaten in the Premier League since then. His Chelsea side were beaten by Arsenal in the Carabao Cup over a two-legged semi-final, but those two defeats are the only ones of his Blues tenure to date.

Despite his contract running until the summer of 2032, Rosenior is already coming under pressure from some sectors, having dropped points against relegation strugglers Leeds United and Burnley, at the weekend, with Hamann claming the Blues are lacking in steel.

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"I can see Diego Simeone at Chelsea," Hamann told Thunderpick. "I think that’s probably where he’d go. Even though Chelsea won the Club World Cup, I think they’ve lacked a bit of steel in recent years and I think they’ve made excuses too easily and too quickly.

"If it were to be Simeone’s last season at Atletico, I don’t think we’d see him for six or twelve months because, if you look at him on the touchline, I think that what is it, 15 years now? I think it would have taken a lot out of him.

"But what a character. I’d love to see him in the Premier League. You know, after he’d been to Atletico, he won’t go to Real. I can’t see him at Barcelona. I’m not sure he fancies Saudi Arabia.

"I think there’s a good chance we’ll see him in the Premier League. What a fantastic story it would be.

"Liverpool? You know, when Arne Slot says style is more important than results, then obviously it’s quite the opposite with him because he doesn’t care how he wins games, which I like.

"This is why I like him because, I think when I was at Liverpool, I think we played a bit that way. There were quite a few teams better equipped than us.

"And then you have to find a way to win games. He went to two Champions League finals. He was very unfortunate not to win the one. I think it was in Cardiff at the time.

"People talk about style, but obviously he’s got a certain group of players and this is how he wants it. If he comes to Liverpool and he’s got some technical players, who’s to say he’s not going to tell them to give the ball back to the opposition and try to tackle them. So, yeah, I wouldn’t rule anything out."

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