Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher gives his view on 'next Chelsea manager'

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have both voiced concerns over Chelsea's reported interest in Liam Rosenior as the London club's new manager following Enzo Maresca's exit

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have made their feelings clear(Image: Getty Images)

Jamie Carragher has reservations about whether Liam Rosenior can deliver the required impact at Chelsea and suspects supporters may find his potential appointment difficult to accept, given the calibre of managers they've grown accustomed to.

The Blues are searching for a new manager after dismissing Enzo Maresca on New Year's Day. Relations with the Italian coach deteriorated to the point where both sides had to part company, leaving the Stamford Bridge chiefs seeking a new boss.

Their pursuit of figures like Graham Potter and subsequently Maresca marked a shift in strategy, contrasting with the Roman Abramovich era when the club typically targeted Europe's most prestigious names.

Rosenior, presently managing Strasbourg, is now the frontrunner for the position, but Carragher remains unconvinced that the 41-year-old, who lacks any Premier League managerial experience, can transform the club into genuine title contenders.

Speaking on Sky Sports, he commented: "Now Maresca’s gone, the focus will be on the club and the ownership. I’ve been quite critical of the way they’ve gone about it over the last three-and-a-half years.

"If you look at the timeline of managers, they inherited Thomas Tuchel, a Champions League-winning manager. It now looks like they’re going to inherit Liam Rosenior, who has managed Derby, Hull, and Strasbourg.

Liam Rosenior is the favorite for the Chelsea job(Image: Getty Images)

"It’s a great opportunity for him, but Chelsea Football Club and their supporters are not used to those appointments. They are used to Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, Antonio Conte - big-name managers coming to make a huge impact on their club.

"I don’t see Rosenior doing that. "That’s not a lack of respect or a criticism for Liam Rosenior; he’s still a young man, and he’s on a journey to be a top coach one day.

"For me, it’s just a job that’s probably going to come too early to have the success that Chelsea as a football club should expect."

Gary Neville himself expressed reservations about Rosenior's age and absence of elite-level experience.

Given Chelsea's youthful squad, he emphasised the requirement for a manager with extensive experience, suggesting that having so much inexperience throughout the club could undermine their aspirations.

Speaking on his podcast, he remarked: "You genuinely can’t win anything with kids. That’s a fact. Alan Hansen was absolutely right.

"Chelsea need some experience in and around the club. If you have young players on the pitch, I also think you need an experienced manager. But it looks like they are going to appoint another young manager again.

"I just think young players need some authority and guidance around them."