Before Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior, it was Mauricio Pochettino who was trusted to take the Chelsea project forward \u2014 well, kind of.<\/p>\n
It feels like an eternity ago that the former Spurs boss came to Stamford Bridge for a season.<\/p>\n
Pochettino\u2019s Chelsea stint was underwhelming, but he would make the argument that he wasn\u2019t given the full backing of the club.<\/p>\n
Now, Rosenior has been officially announced as Chelsea manager, and the details of his agreement may justify \u2014 and frustrate \u2014 the former Blues manager.
\nLiam Rosenior\u2019s Chelsea contract differs from Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s in a major way<\/p>\n
Chelsea have been quite clear in what they want from a head coach.<\/p>\n
Gone are the days of giving full autonomy to the manager in all aspects of the club\u2019s affairs. Rather, BlueCo want a coach who will handle the on-pitch decisions (most of them), and leave recruitment and other off-field decisions to the sporting directors.<\/p>\n
That caused rifts with both Maresca and Pochettino, but they must truly believe Rosenior won\u2019t cause similar problems given the details of his agreement.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have agreed a contract with Rosenior until 2032, a mind-boggling length of contract for such an inexperienced coach.<\/p>\n
Chelsea are certainly backing the new head coach 👀<\/p>\n
Pochettino, who by the time he joined Chelsea was a renowned coach after spells at Spurs and PSG, but he was offered only two years. Rosenior is getting three times as much. <\/p>\n
Liam Rosenior would do well to make it to 2028<\/p>\n
Nothing against Chelsea\u2019s new hire, but the average shelf life of a head coach at Stamford Bridge doesn\u2019t make for pleasant reading.<\/p>\n
Since the Roman Abramovich sale:<\/p>\n
Thomas Tuchel \u2013 106 days
\n Graham Potter \u2013 206 days
\n Frank Lampard \u2013 85 days
\n Mauricio Pochettino \u2013 325 days
\n Enzo Maresca \u2013 549 days
\n Liam Rosenior \u2013 ?<\/p>\n
Maresca lasted the longest, but even with two trophies in his first season, he couldn\u2019t last the distance at Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Rosenior could be gone by the summer, or he could be here for years to come. You\u2019d have to say, though, the odds are stacked against the new Chelsea boss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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