For some time now, people at Chelsea have been thinking: This is Rock Bottom. It doesn’t get any more stupid, more amateurish than that. From here it has to go up again. But then one was always wrong and is refuted: It works.
Nagelsmann has held a number of talks with Chelsea. He thought about it and presented his ideas. According to the English media, Nagelsmann was the clear favorite for the post.
If you hear 2 weeks later “We’re still in the assessment. We haven’t made a final decision yet,” then you have to drop out if you’re self-reliant. It may be that there are only clueless busybodies at work who just want to show how important they are, the power they have and that they take their job very seriously. But then they alienated a best candidate with their pomposity.
Because formally the rumbling means: we are not completely convinced and are therefore still examining other candidates. There would be a lack of full trust from the start. If you are not desperate for the job and have other options, then you have to drop out as a candidate. In this respect, Nagelsmann did everything right from my point of view.
As of now, the coaching posts will be vacant at 2-5 top 15 clubs in the summer. Nagelsmann should be a candidate pretty much everywhere.
Chelsea have a team that is absolutely equal to Bayern and they have to ask themselves the same questions that Bayern once asked themselves. Likewise, in the Premiere League, which is much more difficult than the Bundesliga, the coach has to prove himself immediately with the player material. The pressure is huge and I think it’s higher when you’re facing opponents like Arsenal, Man City or Liverpool. Nagelsmann, as much as I appreciate him, was even called a “talent” coach by the managers at Bayern. What could make things more difficult is what Bayern would ask for in exchange for him. When an experienced man like Pochettino is up for grabs, Chelsea have to give it serious thought and have a lot of interviews with all the candidates.
There is no question that Chelsea have a good squad, but I think that the high fees are also very dazzling. But of course there is no question that there must be more in it than the games and results of the last few months.
I wouldn’t subscribe to the fact that the Premier League is much more difficult, especially with the possibilities of a club like Chelsea. I wouldn’t say that the pressure is higher because the opponents are called Arsenal & Co. Regardless of the fact that, alongside Arsenal and City, no team has consistently performed at a high level this season, that one would have to speak of fearful opponents. Especially this season, the name is often greater than the achievement.
In addition, the pressure often only really increases when the results against the supposedly small clubs fail to materialize. And at Chelsea it feels like everything is failing this season – starting with Boehly.
Don’t think Bayern would demand such a high transfer fee from Nagelsmann either. If the numbers are right, they’ll pay him 8 million a year until 2026. You’ll probably be happy if that goes away as soon as possible.
That’s why he’s not stressed at all. There will probably always be phases in which he could find a place with top teams in trouble.
I’m also curious to see what’s happening at Chelsea now. Just a new coach alone will not suddenly make everything work. There is neither a well-established team nor a game philosophy to build on. Every trainer starts at 0.
And since Boehly apparently has no patience at all, it can only fail.
Especially since with the decision for Lampard one voluntarily said goodbye to the European competitions at an early stage. In my opinion, the entire constellation is simply very critical for new coaches and players. That’s why I would be really surprised if Nkunku actually moves to Chelsea.