Liam Rosenior has only been in the Chelsea job for less than a week, but he’s already got a healthy 5-1 win under his belt, and more importantly, he’s saying all the right things.
The new boss was asked about his “idea of football”, and basically dismissed that as unimportant compared to getting results, especially at this time of year.
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We’d have to agree. While you want your manager to have a vision, you don’t want them to be obsessed with that over the realities of the job.
Rosenior not worried about his football philosophy just yet
Chelsea group of players in the fog. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
“I’m [only] one game in,’ the new boss said.
“Some of our passages of play were beautiful to watch. We’ve got magnificent players. My idea of football is not important. It’s about winning games of football consistently.
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“It’s a good start. It’s just the start and we have to stay consistent now in a very, very hectic schedule.”To that end, he will basically be picking teams for freshness and fitness as much as anything.
On Wednesday night we will get our best idea of what his “first XI” is, but beyond that it’s going to be a chaotic few weeks where he’s just got to try and grind out results with whoever is fittest, with limited training time.
You can see Rosenior speaking in the clip embedded here:
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Only two Chelsea players won more duels than Facundo Buonanotte last night. He played well, created a lot in limited time on the pitch, and will have impressed anyone thinking of making a move for him in the summer.
Liam Rosenior got a big win in his first game – as good as you can get new a new manager. But there’s a lot of negativity not to do with him at the club right now, that he has to deal with.