Liam Rosenior\u2019s reign at Chelsea was over almost before it began \u2013 players simply didn\u2019t respect him and never took to his ideas.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n The wreckage of Liam Rosenior\u2019s reign as Chelsea boss is being picked over now, and on the London is Blue podcast today they look at why the whole thing was so hopeless once the players lost faith in their manager.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s footage on the field of players not listening to him, not listening to assistant managers. He began to lose authority as he began to try to implement more of his ideas,\u201d presenter Nick Verlaney pointed out.<\/p>\n The tactical ideas that Rosenior tried to put across also ended up being a disaster, and creating more doubts about him:<\/p>\n \u201cHis extreme man to man marking style, and even having less possession and what that did to the team\u2019s fitness \u2013 which has never been there at all this season. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve been outrun in every single Premier League game that we\u2019ve been a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n Ultimately, the rifts in the dressing room were unrecoverable:<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been said that the Spanish speakers didn\u2019t like him, the English speakers did. But if part of the squad that you\u2019re managing doesn\u2019t respect you, doesn\u2019t do what you want them to do, openly talks negatively about you in the press\u2026 this situation was untenable.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s the truth, and it was obvious for a while.<\/p>\n You can see their discussion in the clip embedded here:<\/p>\n \u274c @nickverlaney<\/a> & @tavaresnthl<\/a> on the insubordination, player discontent and untenable chaos that led to Rosenior’s sacking.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa7\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/t.co\/kX5N5tc678 pic.twitter.com\/zEMylkHd1a<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 London Is Blue Podcast \u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f (@LondonBluePod) April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Manchester City are said to be interested in Enzo Fernandez, whose motivation to leave Chelsea may be diminished now he\u2019s managed to get rid of Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n Chelsea have worked out the top candidates to replace Rosenior \u2013 but they will struggle to sign any of them.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\nRosenior reign untenable from early<\/h2>\n
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