{"id":7034,"date":"2026-04-17T00:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7034"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:44:59","slug":"amazing-job-chelsea-tipped-to-rehire-club-legend-to-replace-liam-rosenior-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=7034","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Amazing job&#8217; &#8211; Chelsea tipped to rehire club legend to replace Liam Rosenior | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2238538025.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27488043\" alt=\"Chelsea FC v SL Benfica - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD2\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea have struggled under Liam Rosenior in recent weeks (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nicky Butt has backed Frank Lampard for another stint in charge of Chelsea and says he would do an \u2018amazing job\u2019 back at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Lampard looks set to take Coventry City back into the Premier League, with the Sky Blues requiring just a single point from their final four games to seal promotion to the top flight.<\/p>\n<p>The Midlands club have been in brilliant form under Lampard, losing just seven games in a highly competitive league and scoring 84 goals \u2013 11 more than any other Championship side.<\/p>\n<p>This is by far Lampard\u2019s most successful spell as a manager following his previous stints at Chelsea, Derby County and Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea legend Lampard was appointed as manager at Stamford Bridge in 2019 and enjoyed an encouraging start to his tenure, guiding the Blues to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League and into the FA Cup final, which they lost to Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The west London side continued to impress at the start of Lampard\u2019s second season in charge, topping their Champions League group and climbing to the top of the Premier League in early December.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2264055876.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27998668\" alt=\"Coventry City v Stoke City - Sky Bet Championship\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Lampard has Coventry on the verge of promotion (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Chelsea then won just two of their next eight games to slip to ninth and Lampard was sacked at the end of January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A disappointing spell at Everton followed before Lampard returned to Chelsea during the 2022-23 season as caretaker manager following Graham Potter\u2019s sacking.<\/p>\n<p>But Lampard failed to change the mood in west London, winning just one of his 11 matches in charge and taking Chelsea into the bottom-half of the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Lampard has had no such issues at Coventry, however, and Manchester United hero Butt believes he should now be a candidate for the Chelsea job once again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2267757518_027781.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27627865\" alt=\"Everton v Chelsea - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Liam Rosenior is under pressure at Chelsea (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1776337646006-27998263\" data-option1=\"Yes - it's time for him to return\" data-option2=\"No - he is better off staying at Coventry\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Would Lampard be a good appointment for Chelsea?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"metro-poll__list\">\n<li data-option=\"option1\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__content\">\n<p>Yes &#8211; it&#8217;s time for him to return<span class=\"metro-poll__check-icon\"><svg><title>Check<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-check\" href=\"#common-check\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option2\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__content\">\n<p>No &#8211; he is better off staying at Coventry<span class=\"metro-poll__check-icon\"><svg><title>Check<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-check\" href=\"#common-check\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>A large section of Chelsea supporters are already losing faith in Liam Rosenior, who was appointed in January following Enzo Maresca\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were unceremoniously dumped out of the Champions League by PSG and have slipped to sixth in the Premier League, four points outside the top-five places.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are willing to give Rosenior more time to turn things around but Butt believes Lampard would do an \u2018amazing job\u2019 back at Chelsea should they be searching for a new manager in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on The Good, The Bad &amp; The Football podcast, Butt said: \u2018Do you think if Frank Lampard gets promotion with\u00a0Coventry\u00a0they could go back in for Frank?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2260937963.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27627881\" alt=\"West Ham United v Manchester United - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Ex-Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018He got the job too early the first time I\u00a0think\u00a0and he had the transfer\u00a0embargo\u00a0so he had to use a lot of young players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0be a stupid thing to\u00a0go and get\u00a0Frank Lampard\u00a0back in charge of Chelsea for me.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0done\u00a0a great job\u00a0at Coventry.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s\u00a0got a bit more experience now and he\u00a0probably made\u00a0a few mistakes the first time around. People need to understand that transfer embargo means you\u00a0have to\u00a0rely on loads of young players, that must have been difficult for\u00a0him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He would be\u00a0a totally different\u00a0manager now.\u00a0I think Lampard would find it easier working with better\u00a0players,\u00a0it would be easier for him to get his messages across to more technical players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If Frank went back into Chelsea, with all the experience\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0got now, I think he would do an amazing job, I really do.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Man Utd urged to sign \u00a342m Premier League \u2018monster\u2019 to replace Casemiro<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Martin Keown names the team Arsenal must avoid to win Champions League<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: \u2018Look no further!\u2019 \u2013 Sam Allardyce urges Manchester United to sign \u00a330m striker<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/> &#8216;Amazing job&#8217; 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