Calum McFarlane had to disappoint his family to take Chelsea interim role
Who is Calum McFarlane, the interim Chelsea coach set to face Guardiola’s Man City?
- Chelsea's Under-21 coach, Calum McFarlane, is poised to make his senior football management debut against Manchester City and six-time Premier League winner Pep Guardiola.
- It was an unexpected call-up which came in the wake of head coach Enzo Maresca’s departure from the club.
- Having only joined Chelsea this summer from Southampton, where he spent two years overseeing their Under-21s and previously their Under-18s, McFarlane's promotion at Chelsea necessitated a new pass for access to the first-team building at Cobham.
- McFarlane’s extensive coaching career includes a three-year stint at Manchester City, working with their Under-15, Under-16, and Under-18 teams, between 2020 to 2023.
- Prior to that, he spent three years at Tromso in Norway and held youth coaching roles at Fulham and Crystal Palace. He also served as assistant manager for non-league sides Croydon and Whyteleafe.