Doubts about Liam Rosenior's ability when this young coach took over Chelsea are gradually dissipating. Problems that were previously barriers to the club under Enzo Maresca are gradually being resolved.
I have repeatedly told the players about how the whole team should react after each defeat. The issue is not the tactics or techniques of the players. They are all very good people before I came to the club" - Rosenior shared after the 5-1 victory over Charlton in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, the first match he led The Blues.
There were times this season when Chelsea showed a lack of decisiveness, such as the away match at Leeds' Elland Road in December 2025. That day, Chelsea lost 1-3 and left a lot of disappointment. Under Enzo Maresca, The Blues once lost up to 15 points in Premier League matches when they were the leading team.
Last week, when facing very difficult opponents such as Napoli (Champions League) and West Ham (Premier League), Chelsea also fell into a very difficult state when continuously chasing scores. However, in the end, Rosenior's team all smiled like winners. The Blues both scored goals to seal a 3-2 victory in the final minutes, showing sharp bravery, perseverance and not giving up, which is quite rare under Maresca's era.
When Chelsea was led 2-0 by West Ham after the first half in the match of the 24th round of the Premier League, the team's players were booed a lot by fans. At the post-match press conference, Liam Rosenior said that fans have the right to do so. This young coach himself also said that if he weren't a fan, he might have been the one who booed the players in the dressing room. However, what the English strategist did was completely the opposite. Then, Chelsea players came on, along with substitutions, helped them come back with a score of 3-2.
“I intended to boo the players in the first half. The team's performance did not reach the necessary level, both in terms of fitness and decision-making ability. I told the players in the half-time break that we could turn the worst feeling of this season into the best feeling. After that, they took the field and played excellently in the second half” - Rosenior shared.
Liam Rosenior's message is very clear, everyone must know how to face failure and not avoid it. According to the Chelsea captain's point of view, failure is sometimes not necessarily a defeat or a goal conceded, it can be a missed pass, a faulty ball control,... everyone must realize that and correct it immediately, there is no time for mistakes or negative thoughts.
As Rosenior once said, Chelsea players are of very good quality. They are a team that has destroyed PSG and Barcelona at the FIFA Club World Cup or Champions League in the past few months. Therefore, what Rosenior needs to do is refine his technique, instill confidence in the players and always be close to the pitch to stand side by side with the whole team in each match. Looking at Rosenior's celebration when Enzo Fernandez scored against West Ham, it can be seen that he has truly integrated into the spirit of this team.
The most concerning issue for Liam Rosenior at this time is the depth of the force. Chelsea is a team with a very large number of members in the first team, but their level cannot help the team compete well in many competitions.
Replacing up to 7 players in the starting lineup after the victory over Napoli returned the result of an extremely poor first half against West Ham. When the starting players came on, they came back from behind but then did not have enough fitness to come back from behind again against Arsenal in the League Cup semi-finals.
Rosenior will go another step with Chelsea and that is the stage he needs to rebuild the depth for the club. Chelsea still maintains the ambition to win a Champions League ticket next season, so right now, that reform must take place.
