{"id":544,"date":"2026-04-24T19:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=544"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:29:05","slug":"chelsea-star-gave-liam-rosenior-embarrassing-nickname-before-sacking-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=544","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea star gave Liam Rosenior embarrassing nickname before sacking | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Rosenior was relieved of his duties on Wednesday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Liam Rosenior was given a brutal nickname by one Chelsea player during his reign in charge at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

After just 106 days at the helm, Rosenior was sacked by Chelsea on Wednesday night with Calum McFarlane placed in charge until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

The decision came after weeks of turmoil in west London with the Blues losing five Premier League games in a row without scoring a single goal, their worst run of form since 1912.<\/p>\n

His final month in charge was also marred by key players in the squad openly discussing the possibility of leaving the club. <\/p>\n

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After weeks of defending his players, Rosenior lashed out at the group following this week\u2019s defeat at Brighton, insisting only \u2018three of four\u2019 players \u2018gave everything\u2019 to the cause.<\/p>\n

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Rosenior\u2019s authority over the squad began to unravel as he began to impose more of his own ideas, BBC Sport report. His backroom staff also struggled in that regard with Wesley Fofana ignoring assistant James Walker during last weekend\u2019s defeat to Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The report also claims \u00a0one unnamed Chelsea star referred to Rosenior as \u2018the supply teacher\u2019 behind his back.<\/p>\n

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Rosenior lasted just 106 days (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rosenior\u2019s authority was also undermined by persistent team news leaks.<\/p>\n

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