Thierry Henry says Chelsea need to be patient with managers – but patience hasn’t been the problem

Thierry Henry says Chelsea need to be patient with managers – but patience hasn’t been the problem

Chelsea are stuck without a manager once again, and Thierry Henry is convinced they need a change of tactics.

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Thierry Henry was on Sky Sports covering Chelsea’s defeat to Nottingham Forest last night, and he wheeled out his usual Mikel Arteta comparisons when asked about what the Blues should do with their manage situation:

“What is the identity of Chelsea right now? At one point, you need to keep some type of a core to build around and see where you’re going,” the former striker said.

“You also need give a manager to have time to show what he’s about. It took Mikel Arteta a little while to put things together at Arsenal. It’s time to give a manager time to be able to work and see what’s needed.”

Patience has not been Chelsea’s issue – choosing the right manager has been

It’s easy to say that Chelsea need to give managers time – and it’s a sensible idea. But which manager should have been given more time? Liam Rosenior had a team that had given up on him and were not going to even attempt to play until he was sacked. It was the same story with Graham Potter.

In those cases, patience would only have made things worse.

Meanwhile Enzo Maresca and Mauricio Pochettino left of their own volition, albeit in different ways. They weren’t fired, they made their own exit after disagreeing with how things were being operated.