In his newest column, Sky Sports activities’ Paul Merson has had his say on the Premier League’s under-fire managers – together with Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior.
The Blues have now misplaced 4 matches in a row in all competitions after Saturday’s damning 3-0 defeat at Everton, which leaves Chelsea six factors off the highest 4, and one level behind Liverpool, and a chasing pack is rising behind them.
In the meantime, it was one other troublesome weekend for Igor Tudor at Tottenham. They had been overwhelmed 3-0 by Nottingham Forest, who overtook them within the Premier League desk.
It means Spurs drop to seventeenth – and might be within the relegation zone by the point they subsequent play away at Sunderland, reside on Sky Sports activities on April 12.
And Newcastle boss Eddie Howe faces additional scrutiny after a Champions League exit was adopted up by derby defeat to Sunderland final Sunday.
Learn beneath for the Magic Man’s ideas on Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle’s under-fire managers…
‘Chelsea gamers aren’t on identical web page with Rosenior’
It has been a nasty month for Liam Rosenior at Chelsea. That is 4 video games on the trot the place they have been smacked. They can not win one sport.
There are methods of shedding soccer matches and that was a horrible, horrible watch at Everton. It did not look to me that the gamers had been actually on the identical web page because the supervisor.
If Arne Slot bought the sack at Liverpool this week, or if Eddie Howe left Newcastle, would Strasbourg boss Liam Rosenior have gotten a kind of two jobs?
I am going to go one additional: would he even get an interview? It is insanity.
This Chelsea staff do not sit fairly in any respect with the followers, who’ve put Rosenior beneath stress from day one.
However the board – no matter plan they have – you’d suppose Rosenior would wish to get into the highest 5 for them to be glad.
‘It is actually worrying for Tottenham’
I used to be at Wembley on Sunday for the Carabao Cup closing, however I watched the Spurs sport there. Oh man.
At first Tottenham had been on prime and in the event that they scored, they might have gone on to win the sport. However they did not, they usually did what they’ve change into well-known for this season. They let in a single – after which capitulate.
Spurs getting relegated is extra plausible at the moment than it is ever been. Final week, they bought a consequence in opposition to Liverpool – who had been poor on the day – after which they performed Atletico Madrid and received the sport.
You are instantly considering: in the event that they play like this, they’re going to be alright they usually’ll haven’t any likelihood of happening. However quick ahead to the subsequent Sunday and you are going: Wow. Wow.
It is actually worrying for Tottenham. Actually worrying. And in the event that they fall into the underside three – they usually might earlier than they subsequent play – then it turns into troublesome for them.
They are going to Sunderland subsequent they usually’ll be reunited with their followers after the derby win. Then it is Brighton, who’re enjoying in addition to anyone proper now.
Spurs even have Chelsea away with two video games to go – they do not need to be going there needing factors, as a result of that is Chelsea’s greatest sport of the season.
And take a look at West Ham’s video games. They have Wolves at house, which is not a gimme. In addition they play Crystal Palace in between Palace’s Europa Convention League video games with Fiorentina, so that you’d again West Ham to win that.
After which they play Leeds at house on the ultimate day of the season. You could not write it, might you?
‘Howe should not be beneath stress at Newcastle’
After I hear Eddie Howe’s beneath stress at Newcastle, I chuckle. Final season, he received that membership a primary trophy since I used to be born.
What have that membership spent within the window? Newcastle misplaced Alexander Isak they usually introduced in two centre forwards who’re nowhere close to pretty much as good.
I did not get the Yoane Wissa signing on the time; he solely had one or two good seasons at Brentford. Once you’re paying that form of cash for somebody, that participant must be doing it on a extra constant foundation.
They’ve additionally had accidents. They’ve top-of-the-line midfield threes in Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton and Sandro Tonali. What number of occasions have they performed collectively?



