Latest Derby County news from DerbyshireLive as Rosenior opens up on Chelsea move
Former Derby County interim head coach Liam Rosenior
Former Derby County interim head coach Liam Rosenior
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Former Derby County interim boss Liam Rosenior has been appointed the new manager of Chelsea - and will be joined by former Rams first-team coach Justin Walker. Rosenior was confirmed as Enzo Maresca's successor this morning with the former Hull manager signing a six-year contract. The move comes just three and half years after Rosenior left Derby as their interim manager when he was appointed in a temporary role after David Clowes' takeover in the summer of 2022. Rosenior leaves Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg where he did a fine job in Ligue One where he was assisted by Walker, one of his most trusted lieutenants. Speaking about the move, Rosenior said: "I am extremely humbled and honoured to be appointed Head Coach of Chelsea Football Club. "This 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. "To be entrusted with this role means the world to me and I want to thank all involved for the opportunity and faith in undertaking this job. "I will give everything to bring the success this club deserves.
"I believe deeply in teamwork, unity, togetherness and working for one another, and those values will be at the heart of everything we do. "They will be the foundation of our success. "I am excited to work with this extremely talented group of players and staff, to build strong connections on and off the pitch, and to create an environment where everyone feels united and driven by the same goal. "There is a real hunger to win, and I will give everything, every single day, to help this team compete and win at the very highest level to make everyone connected and proud to be a part of Chelsea Football Club. "I want our fans to be proud of who we are and what we represent in every single game that we play. They are the soul of this enormous, historic and huge football club. "I cannot wait to meet you all. I cannot wait to get started."
Rosenior will be reunited with Chelsea defender Andrey Santos who played under the former Derby coach at Strasbourg and he explained in an interview, how much the players enjoyed playing for him.
"He’s a great coach," he said.
"I love working with him. All the players are excited by his commitment, his vision. Plus, the style he wants is perfect for me. He wants possession, to multiply passes to bother opponents, and he wants to win, that’s the most important thing.
‘He asks me to do everything: defend, win the ball back, and pass it as cleanly as possible. But he also gives me the freedom to be myself, to shoot from distance, to enter the box. I feel useful."
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