On August 4th, Roberto Di Matteo and Gus Poyet will line up in opposing dugouts for a pre-season friendly between Brighton and Chelsea.
The match will precede a Premier League campaign that will feature Steve Clarke as manager of West Bromwich Albion and Mark Hughes at QPR, as well as former Blues coach Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool.
The number of former Chelsea players – particularly from teams around the turn of the century – who have tried their hand in management is seemingly ever-increasing and the fraternity features a clutch of budding talents beginning to make an impact on the game.
Perhaps it was a natural step for many to take, parti...