Who could replace Frank Lampard at Chelsea?

After bagging the lowest win percentage of any Roman Abramovich-era manager and registering just two Premier League wins his last eight, Chelsea's greatest ever player, Frank Lampard, has been sacked today with the club looking to save a season that was quickly unraveling.

The betting odds have thrown up some interesting names to take over one of the most talented squads in Europe, here at Playmaker, we deemed it time to run through the contenders for the hottest seat in football.
 

1/1 Thomas Tuchel

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Known to create friction with those above him, Tuchel is one of the finest tactical minds to come out of Germany in recent years, and gives off huge Chelsea vibes as a young, erudite and charismatic coach that could easily steer the squad towards trophies as early as this season.
 

10/3 Andriy Shevchenko 

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5/1 Max Allegri

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If he’s the right man is another question. Chelsea have had great success with Italians in the past, but Abramovich’s hiring of Maurizio Sarri in 2018 was down to wanting to win pretty, Allegri is all about winning, which may please many fans, but perhaps not the owner.
 

15/2 Julien Nagelsmann

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Chelsea could try and arrange a deal with the German for 2021/22 and bring in an interim in the meantime, but things will be complicated by strong reports Bayern Munich also want him for next season, with the treble winners his dream club.
 

15/2 Brendan Rodgers

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While you would expect Rodgers to want to wait until the end of the season, he does have form leaving as early as he did with Celtic, although things would be complicated by a reported frosty relationship between the Northern Irishman and Chelsea’s ownership after he left the club as a youth team coach back in 2007.
 

12/1 Ralf Rangnick

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Approached by former side Schalke to return to management last year, Rangnick reportedly turned down the role due in part to the fact he left the club because of stress in the past, but also as he wants ultimate control in his next position. Both those factors would only be exacerbated at Chelsea, making this move very unlikely.
 

12/1 Ralph Hasenhüttl

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One of the best tactical minds in the league, Hasenhüttl continually gets the best out of each player in his squad and looks destined to manage a top team very soon, whether that’s Chelsea, we could well find out soon.
 

The others

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