Liam Rosenior was eager to single out one ‘excellent’ Chelsea star in his first interview since being confirmed because the Blues’ new head coach.
Rosenior was confirmed as Enzo Maresca’s everlasting successor on Tuesday, 5 days after the Italian departed Stamford Bridge following a breakdown in his relationship with the membership’s hierarchy.
The Englishman arrives from Strasbourg, that are additionally run by the BlueCo consortium, having guided the French membership to a seventh-place end and a return to European soccer final season.
Rosenior has signed a contract at Stamford Bridge till 2032 and described his arrival on the membership as ‘one of many proudest days of my life’.
‘Proud. Excited. Can’t wait to start out,’ he instructed the membership’s web site.
‘It’s quite a lot of arduous work in my life to get so far, however as I’ve already mentioned to the gamers, attending to this membership is one factor, however I need to win at this wonderful soccer membership with these gamers and the employees.
‘That’s what my focus is on.’
Rosenior will probably be within the stands for Chelsea’s Premier League conflict with Fulham on Wednesday, together with his first match in cost approaching Saturday in an FA Cup third-round conflict in opposition to Charlton Athletic.
And the 41-year-old faces a frightening job for his first recreation at Stamford Bridge because the Blues welcome league leaders Arsenal for the primary leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
‘First recreation at residence in opposition to Arsenal in a cup semi, that’s what I reside for and what I’ve labored so arduous for,’ he mentioned.
‘I do know I’m perceived to be a younger coach, and I don’t need to get an excessive amount of into myself about my journey, however it’s one thing that I really like doing and it’s a dream I’ve at all times needed to be at a membership of this magnitude.
‘So, sure, it’s going to be an important evening, however teaching will not be about you as a person. Teaching is about serving others and I’m trying ahead to not simply that recreation, I’m trying ahead to many, many good, good days to come back.’
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Rosenior will start attending to grips together with his squad over the approaching days, and has the benefit of already figuring out a couple of of the gamers from his time as a participant and coach.
And Rosenior was significantly eager to shine a lightweight on Andrey Santos’s expertise, who labored below the Englishman whereas on mortgage at Strasbourg final season.
‘I’ve labored with Liam Delap [at Hull City] and had a good time with him,’ he added. ‘It’s nice to see him at this membership and that I get to work with him once more.
‘I’ve recognized Rob Sanchez since he was 16 years outdated at Brighton [when he was] coming by way of. So, I do know Rob very effectively.
‘Clearly, I had Andrey Santos final 12 months [at Strasbourg]; he’s acquired two lovely kids that he’s introduced into the world and he had an impressive efficiency at Manchester Metropolis.
‘However what I need to do is to get to know all of them in a short time as a result of I believe should you get to know folks, you possibly can enhance them, and in the event that they enhance individually, you enhance the collective and also you win video games.’
Santos, who arrived from Vasco da Gama for £18million in January 2023, has struggled for normal minutes in Chelsea’s midfield this season, with Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo forward of the Brazilian within the pecking order.
Rosenior’s arrival may due to this fact profit the 21-year-old, who has beforehand spoken in glowing phrases about his new boss.
‘Liam, I really like my ex-coach,’ Santos mentioned in November. ‘He’s wonderful. It’s arduous to say about Liam as a result of after I joined Strasbourg, he helped me loads.
‘I improved loads with him. (A few weeks in the past), I despatched a message to him, as a result of I at all times watch Strasbourg video games.
‘I instructed him ‘my new child is coming’, and he congratulated me, saying ‘I’m so blissful for you’. I believe our relationship is ideal.’
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