Overview
- He will take charge for the first time on Saturday away to Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup third round.
- Appointed Tuesday on a contract running to 2032 after Enzo Maresca’s New Year’s Day departure, his move followed a successful spell at BlueCo-owned Strasbourg.
- In his first press conference, he declared, “I will make the decisions at this football club,” and described the team’s potential as “limitless.”
- He inherits a team with one win in nine Premier League matches and discipline problems, underscored by a fifth league red card in the Fulham defeat he attended.
- Chelsea fans directed chants at owners BlueCo during the Fulham loss, with a protest planned before the Brentford match on Jan. 17, raising pressure for an immediate upturn.