Chelsea are finally set to take their time over their next managerial hire. It has been a disaster on the managerial front for the Blues for as long as can be remembered, with Roman Abramovich and Todd Boehly both trigger happy in nature.
Failure to succeed at Stamford Bridge only ever leads to a P45, and Liam Rosenior was the latest to get his, losing his job on Wednesday, just hours after seeing his Blues side thrashed by Brighton.
Chelsea finds themselves in a similar market
Chelsea had gone five straight league games without scoring for the first time since 1912, and their only win in their last seven games came against now relegated League One side Port Vale.
When Chelsea's form turned, Rosenior lacked the coaching ability and experience to turn things around, and he has paid for it with his job. Attention now turns to finding the right replacement, but unlike with the hiring of Rosenior, Chelsea will play the patient game, according to Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol.
“Much has been said and written about what’s gone wrong at Chelsea," he began. "Much of the criticism is justified, but it should not be forgotten that nine of the players who played in the abject defeat at Brighton also played in the 3-0 victory over Barcelona five months ago. Sometimes the manager really is the problem – as well as everything else.
“When it comes to making a permanent appointment, Chelsea are going to take their time. There is no shortlist and there is no No 1 candidate at the moment.
 "In order to not make the mistakes of the past, they are likely to target a manager with proven Premier League experience and/or who has a pedigree of success at a high level.
“It is easy to say a manager has lost the dressing room when results are bad, but it was obvious from watching how Chelsea performed on Tuesday that some of the players no longer believed in what Rosenior was trying to get them to do."
That will be music to the ears of Chelsea fans, who are desperate for their club to make a considered and reasoned decision when it comes to the club's next manager. Rosenior was an inexperienced and cheap appointment, and it's clear that a club the size of Chelsea requires a manager with experience and know-how.
If that means waiting until the summer to get a new manager, Chelsea fans will surely be happy to do so.
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