"He has inherited a dysfunctional team without a reliable goalkeeper or full-back, one that is stocked with young talent rather than experience, but perhaps most alarming for Rosenior is the discord off the pitch and anger from the supporters towards co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali. As Chelsea slumped to a 2-1 defeat against West London neighbors Fulham, the Blues fans turned on the owners with furious, expletive-laced chants demanding that they leave."
"Disharmony is the watchword at Chelsea right now and Rosenior, through no fault of his own, is helping to fuel the bad feeling. The newly-installed team boss, who left Chelsea's French partner club Strasbourg to replace the sacked Enzo Maresca earlier this week, sat through the whole 90 minutes of his new side's defeat at Craven Cottage on Wednesday, but he was only an interested observer."
Liam Rosenior has begun a six-year tenure as Chelsea head coach amid intense unrest at Stamford Bridge. He inherited a dysfunctional squad lacking a reliable goalkeeper and full-back, heavy on young talent but light on experience. Supporters expressed anger at co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, chanting expletives and the name Roman Abramovich after a 2-1 loss to Fulham. Rosenior watched the defeat from the stands after signing his contract, choosing not to manage while interim coach Calum McFarlane oversaw the match. The situation reflects deep off-field discord and uncertainty around leadership decisions.
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