chelsea When fans see the team’s dismal year-end performance, they will desperately want 2025 to be over.

Indeed, the up-and-down Blues have managed just two wins from eight games in all competitions in December, one of which came against a League One side at Cardiff City in the Carabao Cup.

In the last game, Chelsea did play a thrilling game Premier League Against AFC Bournemouth, while neutrals will be ecstatic about the showmanship in a 2-2 draw, the Blues fans who packed into Stamford Bridge will probably be sickened when the Blues fall three points further behind.

Enzo Maresca Certainly looking like he’s on borrowed time on the bench at Chelsea, the Italian is a strong contender to become the first Premier League manager casualty in 2026…

Why Chelsea must consider sacking Maresca

Maresca did not speak to the media following the draw with the Cherries, with the former Leicester City boss unable to answer questions due to illness and being replaced by assistant coach Willy Caballero.

Of course, that may well be the case, but the 45-year-old does, literally, know he’s under intense pressure to change Chelsea’s woes as quickly as possible, so he’s hesitant to be in the media spotlight.

Maresca and his team have managed just one win in their last five league games and currently sit in a disappointing fifth place at the midway stage of the campaign, showing no sign of significant improvement on the pitch, having finished fourth in his debut season.

Furthermore, managers who are criticized constantly “Chopping and changing” His starting line-up did him no favors according to pundit Chris Sutton, with Liam Delap’s start backfiring badly for Andoni Iraola’s visitors with another goalless performance.

Delap wasn’t Chelsea’s only big-money signing to fail to sort things out during a packed summer of activity, with Maresca cursing the likes of Jameis Gittens for still failing to score in the Premier League and Alejandro Garnacho frustrating the west London crowd after failing to track down Bournemouth’s run in midweek.

Ultimately, the manager must make the most of the resources at his disposal, and the Italian’s dominance at Chelsea feels a bit lackluster at the moment.

Chelsea could rectify that stale feeling by appointing this excellent replacement, who already has significant links with the BlueCo.

Chelsea must sack Maresca as ‘one of the best managers ever’

American billionaire Todd Boehly and BlueCo have achieved a lot since he took over at Stamford Bridge in 2022, but so far they haven’t had much success on the pitch.

However, that could soon change if Boly can lure Strasbourg manager Liam Roniol from France to west London.

indeed, Football Insider recently revealed The United Blues club could soon be without the former Hull City manager as he is seen as a strong contender for Chelsea’s vacancy if Maresca is sacked.

Unlike the 45-year-old, whose stock has fallen sharply at Stamford Bridge this season, Ronnie Orr is very much a manager and he has continued to perform well in Ligue 1 this season, earning plenty of praise, with European football broadcaster Andy Brassel recently praising him as an outstanding manager. “Excellent coach and player developer.”

The proof is in the pudding, with Ronnie Orr having found the net nine times this season, leaving Jordan Panicelli as a potential Ligue 1 Golden Boot winner, while Delap may benefit from the London-born manager’s shoulders.

He has had a stabilizing influence at Derby County at the start of his rich managerial career, with pundit Clinton Morrison praising him “One of the best coaches ever” For all he has achieved at the crisis-stricken Rams, he is likely to be able to get more out of an under-performing Chelsea side, just as he guided Strasbourg to a surprise European title last season.

He also almost entered the Premier League with Hull City. I feel that as a head coach, Ronnie Orr now deserves the opportunity to gain the glory of the Premier League and be called the “Best Coach in the Premier League”. “Highly regarded” After his Tigers were fired by journalist Henry Winter.

His reputation has only grown since taking an unexpected next step in management in France, and Chelsea are praying they can find a transformative replacement for Maresca if Ronniol takes over in the New Year.

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