{"id":352034,"date":"2026-01-04T17:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352034\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:54:15","slug":"liam-roseniors-great-friend-now-says-theres-another-manager-chelsea-should-go-and-get-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/352034\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Rosenior\u2019s \u2018great friend\u2019 now says there&#8217;s another manager Chelsea should go and get instead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is looking likely that Liam Rosenior is going to be tasked with the responsibility of putting the pieces of Chelsea\u2019s messy situation back together again.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are going into a huge game against Manchester City with their U21s manager in charge, although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/john-terry-gives-behind-the-scenes-verdict-about-calum-mcfarlane-after-working-with-chelsea-interim-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Terry has already waxed lyrical over Calum McFarlane<\/a> as a coach.<\/p>\n<p>The sacking of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/enzo-maresca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enzo Maresca<\/a> has not gone down too well amongst Chelsea fans, and there will be a lot of pressure on Rosenior to instantly deliver results to get supporters back on board.<\/p>\n<p> Liam Rosenior set to be announced as Enzo Maresca replacement \u231b <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TCC-15-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Liam Rosenior stats at Strasbourg\" class=\"wp-image-342838\" \/>Photo by Sathiri Kelpa\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Maresca at Chelsea: <\/p>\n<p>91 games <br \/>55 wins<br \/>16 draws <br \/>20 losses<\/p>\n<p>Is this a step backwards, or another exciting young manager who will hit the ground running at Chelsea? <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>There have not been too many candidates mentioned in the hunt for a new manager, with a number of potential head coaches being ruled out very early.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2195352461-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"RC Strasbourg Alsace v Lille OSC - Ligue 1 McDonald's\" class=\"wp-image-275773\" \/>Photo by Sathiri Kelpa\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty ImagesLiam Rosenior\u2019s friend tells Chelsea to hire Oliver Glasner instead<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/david-ornstein-rules-premier-league-manager-out-of-chelsea-job-after-enzo-maresca-sacking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Glasner was never in the frame after Maresca\u2019s departure<\/a>, despite the fact that his contract with Crystal Palace is set to expire at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the club\u2019s unwillingness to hire the FA Cup winner, Nigel Reo-Coker believes he would be a better person to hire than Rosenior, despite the fact he is close friends with the Strasbourg boss.<\/p>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/ZNRM8PDhj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CBS Sports Golazo<\/a>: \u201dOliver Glasner is the best choice right now. Liam Rosenior is a great friend of mine, he\u2019s doing great at Strasbourg, but I don\u2019t think right now it would be the good or right opportunity for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what it\u2019s like, Chelsea fans will think Liam Rosenior is too young, Chelsea fans want a winner, Liam Rosenior is still on his journey to become a manager. Glasner has already proven he can win things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229877773-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Enzo Maresca and Oliver Glasner shake hands after Chelsea vs Crystal Palace\" class=\"wp-image-319604\" \/>Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS\/AFP via Getty ImagesRosenior could benefit certain Chelsea players<\/p>\n<p>The hiring of Rosenior would certainly please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/andrey-santos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrey Santos<\/a>, who enjoyed a very successful tenure under him with the Ligue 1 side.<\/p>\n<p> Quite the difference in managerial records for Chelsea vs City\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TCC-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342917\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How can McFarlane help stop Haaland and co?<\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/columnist\/under-pressure-chelsea-star-could-thrive-under-liam-rosenior-its-not-andrey-santos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Delap has also previously played for Rosenior<\/a> during their time at Hull City, with the striker desperate for a run of goals since moving clubs.<\/p>\n<p>There is going to be pressure on the English manager to deliver instantly upon arrival to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea fans are beginning to grow tired of the direction this project is going in.<\/p>\n<p>However, the incoming manager deserves the backing of the Chelsea fans, with plenty still to play for in the 2025\/26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>       <script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is looking likely that Liam Rosenior is going to be tasked with the responsibility of putting the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,107706,27997,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-352034","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-liam-rosenior","10":"tag-oliver-glasner","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}