{"id":546744,"date":"2026-04-23T16:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/546744\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:49:12","slug":"chelsea-owners-add-thomas-tuchels-friend-into-the-frame-with-a-66-win-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/546744\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea owners add Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s friend into the frame with a 66% win rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have five names on their shortlist after Liam Rosenior\u2019s departure at Chelsea, including a friend of former Blues manager Thomas Tuchel, Matthias Jaissle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f42eba10910c2317-206\">Matthias Jaissle has emerged as a candidate to lead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>\u2019s long-term rebuild, with the 38-year-old German impressing the hierarchy through his work at Al-Ahli and previously RB Salzburg. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f42eba10910c2317-206\">A disciple of the Ralf Rangnick school of coaching, Jaissle deploys a progressive and high-intensity tactical identity, often drawing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-owners-still-think-highly-of-manager-who-almost-replaced-graham-potter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comparisons to Julian Nagelsmann<\/a> for his modern, data-driven approach. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f42eba10910c2317-206\">His track record is already decorated, having secured a domestic double in Austria before guiding Al-Ahli to an AFC Champions League Elite title in 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_f42eba10910c2317-207\">Currently sitting second in the Saudi Pro League, Jaissle could be open to a European return.<\/p>\n<p>          Gary Neville says the Chelsea owners are CLUELESS! Do you agree? \ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Neville blames the Chelsea owners for Liam Rosenior&#8217;s failure \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/THREE-LINE-quote-graphic-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville during the Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor\" class=\"wp-image-364643\" \/>Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images       Chelsea keeping an eye on Matthias Jaissle<\/p>\n<p>A report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/chelsea\/next-manager-matthias-jaissle-targeted-major-julian-nagelsmann-issues-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TeamTALK<\/a> states that Jaissle is among a number of names being assessed.<\/p>\n<p>He has amassed an impressive 65.98% win percentage record, claiming successes in 159 of 241 matches thus far.<\/p>\n<p>However, he\u2019s not the only one, as Andoni Iraola, Oliver Glasner, Cesc Fabregas and Julian Nagelsmann are also in the frame as of this moment. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s believed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/cesc-fabregas-stance-on-replacing-liam-rosenior-at-chelsea-revealed-by-fabrizio-romano\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cesc Fabregas is happy at Como<\/a> amid interest from Chelsea, which would mean that the Blues may have to look elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p>Glasner and Iraola will be available in the summer, should Chelsea want Premier League quality.<\/p>\n<p>          Pros and cons of hiring Andoni Iraola? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">He could replace Liam Rosenior at Chelsea this summer!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Andoni-Iraola-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Andoni Iraola's Premier League record\" class=\"wp-image-364724\" \/>Photo by Robin Jones \u2013 AFC Bournemouth\/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images       Thomas Tuchel\u2019s friend, Matthias Jaissle<\/p>\n<p>Matthias Jaissle\u2019s emergence on Chelsea\u2019s shortlist is bolstered by his personal connection to one of the club\u2019s most successful modern figures, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/thomas-tuchel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Tuchel<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The pair share a long-standing friendship, with Jaissle previously describing the England manager as a significant personal influence on his own coaching principles. <\/p>\n<p>They have a shared background in the high-pressing Red Bull and German schools of thought.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Chelsea have five names on their shortlist after Liam Rosenior\u2019s departure at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,55531,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-546744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-thomas-tuchel","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}