What Chelsea’s players actually thought about Liam Rosenior as a person
Add as preferred source on Google Liam Rosenior had proven he was not ready to be the Chelsea manager yet, however the players reportedly actually liked the Englishman as a person.
The Blues are currently looking for a new permanent manager for the fifth time since the new ownership took over after removing Rosenior from his post after just three months at the helm.
Rosenior had led the Blues to five consecutive defeats in the Premier League without scoring a goal, effectively ending their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
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Chelsea players actually liked Liam Rosenior behind the scenes
Reports have stated that some Chelsea players were unhappy at their teammates’ lack of effort in Rosenior’s final games, and this lends to claims that there was actually a lot of respect for him behind the scenes.
Journalist Miguel Delaney told Libero that there was sympathy for the boss amongst those in the dressing room, however had a bigger problem with what was going on on the pitch.
He said: “So from what I’m told, a lot of the dressing room did actually like him and there was sympathy for him. But as we all said, he’s clearly a good guy. But yeah, there was a core that just in classic football vernacular, a more old fashioned football vernacular, they weren’t having him.”
Many could see this coming. Gary Neville admitted from day one he believed Rosenior’s appointment wouldn’t work out.
Recent reports have claimed that Chelsea accelerated their interest in hiring Rosenior because Tottenham were circling around the then-Strasbourg boss.
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Candidates to take over at Chelsea
Chelsea have already been linked with a number of different candidates to sit in the dugout from the start of next season.
The ownership are seemingly leaning towards Andoni Iraola as the best possible candidate based on the fact he has Premier League experience.
Marco Silva and Eddie Howe, both with English clubs at the moment, have also been mentioned as potential figures who could take over.
Large portions of the fanbase are keen to see Cesc Fabregas become the manager, however he does not currently look in the race for the job.
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