Liam Rosenior is under huge pressure at Chelsea, and supporters are now questioning the credibility of the Premier League games that he has won.
One fan wrote on Reddit, "LinkedIn Liam PL wins: Brentford. Palace (Hadn't won a game in over a month). West Ham (18th at the time, needed a miracle comeback still). Wolves (20th place in the league, 2 lucky first-half penalties). Aston Villa (Missing their entire midfield [Tielemens, Kamara, McGinn]). In almost 3 months. That's it.
Rosenior had a good start to his Chelsea career, winning his first four Premier League games. However, these are all being deemed as fixtures that he should win. Since then, the Blues have won just once in their last seven league games. They are now on the back of three straight defeats.
In other competitions, Rosenior's Chelsea defeated Pafos and Napoli in the Champions League before being defeated 8-2 on aggregate by Paris Saint-Germain. His Blues side also defeated lower division opposition Charlton Athletic, Hull City, and then Wrexham to make it to the FA Cup semi-finals, where they will play Leeds United.
Is the criticism of Liam Rosenior deserved?
The appointment of Rosenior to replace Enzo Maresca was a strange one, as he is not the big-name manager that Chelsea fans are used to seeing walk through the door at Stamford Bridge. His managerial career is limited. He has managed Derby County on an interim basis, Hull, and then Strasbourg.
The French side is Chelsea's sister club, as they are also owned by BlueCo. Strasbourg's successor to Rosenior was the former AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neil. Strasbourg has done well since O'Neil took over, winning nine, drawing five, and losing just three of O'Neil's first 17 games in charge. The Ligue 1 side face Mainz in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals tonight, where they are looking to overturn a two-goal deficit.
O'Neil could be on the pathway to replacing Rosenior in the Chelsea dugout. However, it could be another gamble from the Blues to promote another manager from Strasbourg.
Chelsea are currently sixth in the Premier League, four points behind Liverpool, who occupy the last Champions League spot. If Rosenior fails to qualify the Blues for Europe's premier club competition, his position could become untenable.
Rosenior appears to have already lost faith in the Chelsea fans who have nicknamed him 'LinkedIn Liam.' This is perhaps harsh, as the manager wears glasses, but in his interviews and press conferences, he does tend to talk in a business-like waffle.
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