""Liam Rosenior is a quality coach who knows the game inside out, and that's what matters most. I want to wish him and his staff all the best. "But as Chelsea's first black player, I would be lying if I said this moment doesn't move me.""
""What really strikes me about Liam is he grew up and played not far from here, he knows this community," added Canoville. "When kids see someone like Liam managing their club, someone who looks like them, who's from their ends, who comes from a family that fights for what's right that's powerful and shows them the path is there. "So yes, it is a massive moment for the club, for London, for every young person dreaming big. "But right now? Let's back Liam, give him what he needs, and let the man do his work.""
Liam Rosenior, 41, has been appointed Chelsea head coach after Enzo Maresca's departure. Rosenior previously managed Strasbourg, a club within the BlueCo multi-club ownership group that also controls Chelsea. Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first Black senior player, said the appointment is powerful for representation and urged support for Rosenior. The Premier League has had only 12 Black managers in 34 years; Ruud Gullit became the first Black top-flight manager in 1996 and Paul Ince the first Black English top-flight manager in 2008. Only one other current top-flight manager is a person of colour. Player diversity outstrips boardroom diversity, with 43% of players from Black backgrounds but roughly 3.2% of senior leadership from Black backgrounds across most Premier League clubs.
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