New Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has promised fans that they will see \u201chigh-tempo, aggressive, front-foot football\u201d now that he has taken over at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Rosenior was named as Chelsea\u2019s new manager on Tuesday \u2013 less than a week after the departure of Enzo Maresca on New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 and the Englishman arrives in controversial circumstances from RC Strasbourg, another club owned by the BlueCo. consortium.<\/p>\n
And speaking in his first full interview since signing a six-year deal, Rosenior outlined his style of play while acknowledging the need to win trophies at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know how special this club is. It\u2019s what I live for. It\u2019s what I\u2019ve worked so hard for,\u201d explained the former Fulham and Brighton full-back. \u201cThere\u2019s a really good connection between these players. I think the potential is scary.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want us to play high-tempo, aggressive, front-foot football. I want the fans at home to be off their seat in the first ten minutes and feel like it’s wave after wave.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want us to be intense, brave, fearless. I want to win at this amazing football club.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosenior arrives with the Blues sitting in fifth in the Premier League, three points off fourth-placed Liverpool, and the former Hull City boss highlighted the need to \u201cwin in the short term, but build for the long term\u201d as he takes charge.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of hard work in my life to get to this point,\u201d he added. \u201cBut as I said to the players this afternoon, getting to this club is one thing, but I need to win with these players, with the staff, and that\u2019s what my focus is on.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere’s a culture of winning and traditions and values that I want to uphold. I’m really, really looking forward to getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosenior will not be in the hotseat for Chelsea\u2019s west London derby fixture away to Fulham in the Premier League this evening, with the 41-year-old instead taking charge of his first match this weekend as the Blues travel to face Championship strugglers Charlton in the FA Cup at the Valley on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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