"The way Chelsea are run will come as no surprise to Liam Rosenior. He has longstanding relationships with three of the five sporting directors and will know from his time at Strasbourg, who are part of the same ownership, that the head coach's best chance of surviving is not to make the mistake of rebelling against the structure. Rosenior will have to show more political savvy than Enzo Maresca, who talked himself out of the job last week."
"Crucially, he does not inherit a team in crisis. Chelsea are fifth and earned a creditable draw at Manchester City on Sunday; despite the rancour of Maresca's final days, this is not a situation that calls for a major rebuild. It will be more about minor adjustments for Rosenior. He needs to rouse Cole Palmer, whose season has been disrupted by a groin injury, and work out how to eradicate Chelsea's habit of throwing away leads, particularly at home."
"Rosenior will surely not like that his young side are bottom of the fair play table after picking up 43 yellow cards and four reds in 20 league games. But these are things the Englishman can control. Less predictable is how he will be received by Chelsea's supporters. Already there is a sense of dissatisfaction. A lot of fans are unhappy about how the club has been run under the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital ownership."
Liam Rosenior has close ties with three of Chelsea's five sporting directors and understands BlueCo's operating model from Strasbourg. He must display political savvy to avoid rebelling against the club structure that ended Enzo Maresca's tenure. Chelsea sit fifth and are not in crisis after a creditable draw at Manchester City, so Rosenior faces minor adjustments rather than a rebuild. Primary tasks include reawakening Cole Palmer, stopping the team throwing away leads at home, and improving discipline after 43 yellow cards and four reds in 20 league games. Fan dissatisfaction with ownership risks casting Rosenior as a yes man.
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