{"id":622968,"date":"2023-04-02T16:40:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T20:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622968"},"modified":"2023-04-02T17:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:54:25","slug":"julian-nagelsmann-named-early-favourite-chelsea-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/02\/julian-nagelsmann-named-early-favourite-chelsea-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Names &#8216;Favourite Candidate&#8217; to Replace Graham Potter as New Chelsea Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The managerial merry-go-round that marred much of the Roman Abramovich era appears to have returned under the Clearlake ownership. Following the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/article\/chelsea-statement-02-04-23\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sacking of Graham Potter<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, early reports from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1642610306412060674\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0suggest ex-Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann looks to be the favourite to take over at Stamford Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Julian Nagelsmann Named as Early Favourite to Replace Sacked Potter<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 Julian Nagelsmann is the favorite candidate to replace Graham Potter as new Chelsea head coach, as reported yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nagelsmann was mentioned yesterday during internal discussions \u2014 Julian is considered a talented coach.<\/p>\n<p>Talks are ongoing to make best decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y2QmqvoBTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Y2QmqvoBTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1642610306412060674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Julian Nagelsmann Favourite For Chelsea Hot Seat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Julian Nagelsmann is the favourite to take over as manager at Stamford Bridge. The German coach has been mentioned during internal discussions. Nagelsmann is considered a talented coach, with talks ongoing at Chelsea to make the best decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/31\/chelsea-edge-united-victor-osimhen\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Could Have Edge Over Manchester United in Chase for Striker<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The sacking of Graham Potter marks the Blues\u2019 second managerial dismissal this season after the departure of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/07\/chelsea-thomas-tuchel-sacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thomas Tuchel<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0earlier this season. Nagelsmann was recently fired by Bayern Munich and replaced by ex-Chelsea boss Tuchel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Where It Went Wrong for Graham Potter<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Potter has an obscene amount of talent at his disposal &#8211; with the club spending big during the January transfer window. Results since the mid-season splurge have been poor, with arguably only the showing at home to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League being a high point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More: B<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/28\/mason-mount-transfer-bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ayern Munich Considering Summer Move for Mason Mount<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A manager of his status has seemingly failed to assert himself on this expensively assembled squad. Back in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3586197\/2022\/09\/14\/graham-potter-chelsea-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a> released an article outlining that Potter will have to balance the Stamford Bridge egos and prove himself to elite players. Looking at the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/graham-potter\/leistungsdatenDetail\/trainer\/23954\/plus\/0?saison_id=2022&amp;verein_id=631&amp;liga=&amp;wettbewerb_id=&amp;trainer_id=\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">results<\/a>, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">winning only 12 of 31 matches in charge suggests he failed to establish himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"0G6B8U4MTL5eYLGBc9IA_g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1472183225\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'0G6B8U4MTL5eYLGBc9IA_g',sig:'_xSarIruad4_Xr0j9A_ZCeCC_DWA2MpfUaY7AtBP8x8=',w:'594px',h:'378px',items:'1472183225',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Comes Next at Stamford Bridge?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Potter gone and the search for a new manager underway, Bruno Saltor will take charge of the team as Interim Head Coach. It&#8217;s unclear when a decision on a new manager will take place. But according to early reports, Nagelsmann is well thought of at Chelsea and could be the next manager in the Stamford Bridge hot seat.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The managerial merry-go-round that marred much of the Roman Abramovich era appears to have returned under the Clearlake ownership. Following the\u00a0sacking of Graham Potter, early reports from\u00a0Fabrizio Romano\u00a0suggest ex-Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann looks to be the favourite to take over at Stamford Bridge. 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