Materazzi calls for Fabregas at Chelsea as Rosenior faces mounting pressure

Chelsea's recent implosion continues to dominate the conversation around Stamford Bridge, with World Cup winner Marco Materazzi now weighing in with a radical suggestion: ditch Liam Rosenior and bring in Cesc Fabregas.

The Blues' woes have piled up relentlessly. Enzo Fernández has missed a second consecutive fixture following disciplinary action by the club over comments regarding a potential Real Madrid switch. Marc Cucurella has publicly aired grievances with BlueCo and the exit of Enzo Maresca. Meanwhile, on the pitch, the results tell a grim story: one win and five defeats across their last half-dozen matches, culminating in a 3-0 hammering at Manchester City on Sunday.

Materazzi, speaking to Hajper, recalled witnessing Chelsea's limp 3-0 defeat to Everton on March 21 and felt compelled to diagnose the problem. "I think they have to change," he declared. "They are a young team and I don't know if they have the best manager for what Chelsea need right now."

His prescription? Fabregas. "They have to try for Cesc Fabregas this summer. I love the job he is doing right now in Como. I don't know if he will move because he wants to take Como to the Champions League but I can see Chelsea in the future for Fabregas. Why not? Chelsea are the best club for Cesc Fabregas because they have young players who will follow his words immediately."

Yet Fabrizio Romano paints a starkly different picture from the club's perspective. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the Italian journalist insisted Chelsea remain steadfast in their backing of Rosenior, ruling out another managerial change in the immediate future.

"Chelsea lost 3-0 against Manchester City, and that means three consecutive games without scoring a single goal, for the first time in Premier League history since 1998," Romano noted. "It is a very complicated moment."

However, he continued, the hierarchy's stance is resolute. "Chelsea's message, though, is that they want to back and trust the manager. That is the message coming from the club. It is a difficult moment for Chelsea, for sure, but they do not forget that the manager arrived in January. So it is not the same as having a pre-season and preparing your own team."

Romano acknowledged the volatile nature of football's results-driven culture but suggested Chelsea are taking a measured view. "Of course, we are in an industry that is always linked to results, so we have to understand how the end of the season will go. That will also help us understand more about the summer transfer window. But for now, the message from the club is clear. They want to trust the manager."

Rosenior himself offered a candid assessment of the Manchester City debacle. "We weren't good enough in the second half. We didn't start well," he said. "We had moments to clear the box and keep the ball, but we didn't. They were camped in our half for the first five minutes and then we concede a goal."

He identified a recurring pattern in recent weeks. "Then it's a similar story for the past month now in terms of dealing with setbacks. If you go down against teams as good as this, what you have to do for the next five minutes is to stay in the game. It ended up being a really, really difficult second half."