Chelsea’s Next Head Coach Search Is Turning Into A Circus

Counting Bruno Saltor’s one game in charge (not a win, to nobody’s surprise who has watched Chelsea this season), the club has had four managers this season. Furthermore, if Frank Lampard’s skid keeps going on, they might even make history by sacking the interim manager, taking the total up to five.

While this could have been believable under the stewardship of Roman Abramovic, the first thing that Todd Boehly preached when he gained ownership is that things will be done differently.

Those have turned out to be famous last words. Even in the helter-skelter hiring and firing culture under Abramovich, there was never a scenario when the club had four coaches in a single season.

Now, as Lampard’s Chelsea sleepwalks to the finish line of this miserable season, Chelsea’s next head coach search has come to the foreground. To nobody’s surprise, that search has gone as well as the sackings have gone.

Is Chelsea’s next head coach search turning into a circus?

Todd Boehly and Chelsea have lurched from one target to another, even facing the ignominy recently of Julian Nagelsmann publicly distancing himself away from the job. Nagelsmann was supposedly the first choice of Chelsea when he was let go by Bayern Munich.

There were even suggestions that Chelsea acted quickly and parted ways with Graham Potter to steal a march on their rivals in the Nagelsmann sweepstakes.

Julian Nagelsmann when asked on talks collapsed with Chelsea for head coach job: “To cancel something, you have to commit to something”, told Sky Sport DE. 🔵🇩🇪

It’s definitely over between Nagelsmann & #CFC — different views on crucial points.

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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 21, 2023

However, since that first reported interest, Chelsea remarkably brought back Frank Lampard as an interim coach. While a long-term appointment could have gotten a headstart for next season by working with players currently and assessing them, they are now stuck in a holding pattern.

Manchester United faced this last year with Ralf Rangnick. Players have a hard time motivating themselves for a manager they know won’t be here in 4 months’ time. Despite being a fan-favourite, and expected to freshen up the vibes of the place, Lampard’s honeymoon period has been non-existent. Calamitous performances have given way to embarrassing losses.

This brings the search to its next stage. The list of candidates Chelsea won’t…