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Chelsea have built a temporary managerial team from their internal staff to lead the team for their trip to Manchester City on Saturday.
Chelsea's players remain focused despite the club's sudden managerial upheaval, interim boss Calum McFarlane said on Friday after what he described as a "crazy 24 hours" following Enzo Maresca's New Year's Day departure.
Enzo Maresca, who has been relieved of his duties at Stamford Bridge, revealed to Chelsea on a couple of occasions prior to his New Year's Day dismissal that he has held talks with officials at Manchester City regarding a potential opportunity to succeed Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium.
Enzo Maresca left the club just three days before Chelsea face Pep Guardiola’s Premier League title challengers.
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Liam Rosenior, the head coach of French club Strasbourg, owned by Chelsea’s parent company BlueCo -- a consortium headed up by US billionaire businessman Todd Boehly -- is a candidate to replace Maresca despite the 41-year-old’s lack of Premier League experience.