Liam Rosenior was confirmed Tuesday as Chelsea\u2019s new head coach on a six-and-a-half-year deal, saying the opportunity to succeed Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge was too good to turn down.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old Strasbourg boss told a press conference earlier in the day at the Ligue 1 club that he had \u201cverbally agreed\u201d on the move. Chelsea officially announced that Rosenior, who will take charge of his first match in the FA Cup at the weekend, had signed a deal until 2032.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am extremely humbled and honoured to be appointed head coach of Chelsea Football Club,\u201d he said in a statement on the Premier League team\u2019s website. \u201cThis is a club with a unique spirit and a proud history of winning trophies. My job is to protect that identity and create a team that reflects these values in every game we play as we continue winning trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosenior has just three years\u2019 experience as a manager, with Hull City and French club Strasbourg, and has never coached in the Premier League. But he had been widely touted as the frontrunner to succeed Maresca since the Italian left Chelsea last week. Strasbourg are part of the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital-owned BlueCo multi-club ownership group that also controls Chelsea. Rosenior is Chelsea\u2019s fourth permanent managerial appointment since BlueCo took control of the club previously owned by Roman Abramovich in 2022.<\/p>\n
The club said the Englishman had shown \u201che can build teams with a clear way of playing while setting the highest standards with players on and off the pitch\u201d. \u201cWhile there will continue to be a focus on player development, the club\u2019s expectations and ambitions remain high,\u201d Chelsea added.<\/p>\n
Rosenior said he had wanted to announce the news himself in Strasbourg because of his deep feelings for the French club. The former defender, whose father, Leroy Rosenior, was also a player and a manager, told reporters the chance to manage Chelsea was \u201can opportunity I cannot turn down\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so excited about the future. I cannot lie. My whole life I\u2019ve worked to be a coach,\u201d he said. \u201cTo be presented with this opportunity to manage a world-class football club is something I\u2019ve always dreamed of. With that is a mixed emotion of sadness of what I\u2019m leaving behind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane told reporters that he would remain in charge for today\u2019s Premier League match against Fulham. McFarlane said he had spoken briefly to the club\u2019s new boss. \u201cHe\u2019s obviously really excited about taking the role,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a brief conversation, so my understanding is he\u2019s going to be at Cobham (Chelsea\u2019s training ground) later on today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosenior played in the Premier League and the second-tier Championship in England. His clubs included Fulham, Reading and Hull. He had a variety of coaching roles at Derby, which included 12 matches as caretaker manager at the start of the 2022\/23 season. Later in 2022 Rosenior took over as manager of Championship team Hull. He was sacked after 18 months and in July 2024 was appointed by Strasbourg, who he guided to seventh place in Ligue 1 last season.<\/p>\n
McFarlane said Rosenior\u2019s teams played \u201caggressive, front-foot football\u201d and that his appointment would inspire English managers. Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992, not a single English manager has won the title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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