{"id":366986,"date":"2026-01-13T02:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/366986\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T02:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:17:12","slug":"micah-richards-highlights-elephant-in-the-room-at-chelsea-hes-worried-for-liam-rosenior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/366986\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Richards highlights elephant in the room at Chelsea, he&#8217;s worried for Liam Rosenior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Such has been Chelsea\u2019s ownership under Todd Boehly that Liam Rosenior took the job at Stamford Bridge despite being warned it was somewhat of a poisoned chalice.<\/p>\n<p>Many have questioned why <a href=\"http:\/\/thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rosenior<\/a> would be willing to accept the <a href=\"http:\/\/thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> job. The manager himself says it is a job he could not turn down, that he would have no ambition if he opted to reject Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it does ruin job prospects. Graham Potter is now Sweden\u2019s National Team manager, Mauricio Pochettino is USA\u2019s gaffer and it feels unlikely Enzo Maresca will get a job on a similar level to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>          What are your first impressions of Liam Rosenior\u2019s tactics following Chelsea\u2019s FA Cup win against Charlton? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">What differences did you notice between his style and Enzo Maresca&#8217;s? \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TCC-5-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Chelsea defender Jorrel Hato discussing Liam Rosenior's style of play\" class=\"wp-image-344487\" \/>Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images\/Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images     <\/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>That is, despite Chelsea being one of the hardest jobs in world football. It is so hard, given the pressure, the demands from fans, and the ownership, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/micah-richards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Micah Richards<\/a> is already worried for Rosenior\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>Why Micah Richards is concerned for Liam Rosenior\u2019s future<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubting, however, Rosenior has made a great start. Superb in front of the camera and then securing a 5-1 win over Charlton in his first game. Next up is Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254501502-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"FBL-ENG-PR-FULHAM-CHELSEA\" class=\"wp-image-344174\" \/>Photo by Adrian Dennis \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GiRISq_rjig\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rest Is Football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/micah-richards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Micah Richards<\/a> questioned what Chelsea\u2019s actual aims are this season and whether he thinks they are \u201crealistic\u201d enough and achievable enough for Rosenior to keep his job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only worry is what do Chelsea want from him. Are they happy being just top four, challenging for the Champions League, winning the Europa League, I want to know what the bigger plan is for Chelsea. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf their plan is to get into the top four and challenge for a trophy, I think he will do really well. I hope he does well and I think he will, as long as it\u2019s a realistic plan,\u201d Richards said, discussing Rosenior\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>          John Obi Mikel questions whether Chelsea have hired the right man\u2026\ud83d\ude2c <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Do you agree?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TCC-2-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"John Obi Mikel on Liam Rosenior's appointment\" class=\"wp-image-343857\" \/>Photo by Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images     <\/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>   Why Micah Richards has a \u2018bone to pick\u2019 with Richards<\/p>\n<p>Before giving his verdict on Rosenior\u2019s work as Chelsea manager, Richards said he has a \u201cbone to pick\u201d with the new Blues gaffer. He claims Rosenior did an interview that irked the former Man City defender.<\/p>\n<p>Back when Richards has \u2018burst onto the scene\u2019 as a teenage defender into the England side at 18 and 19, Richards claims Rosenior did an interview suggesting he should be in the England side above Richards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a bone to pick with Rosenior. When I made my England debut, 18 and 19 and I was in the team, he did an interview and said, \u2018I see the people that are playing for England, I don\u2019t think I\u2019m that far away\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>Richards continued: \u201cHe suggested he should be playing ahead of me! I was like, \u2018What?!&#8217;\u201d, to which Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer inevitably replied: \u201cHe has a point Micah, he knows his stuff\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior will take to the dugout for a second time on Wednesday when Chelsea host Arsenal in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/three-more-injury-concerns-for-liam-rosenior-to-contend-with-ahead-of-chelsea-clash-v-arsenal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea could be without Reece James, Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto<\/a>. <\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Such has been Chelsea\u2019s ownership under Todd Boehly that Liam Rosenior took the job at Stamford Bridge despite&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,107706,24979,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-366986","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-micah-richards","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\/366986","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=366986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}