A lot of people have scoffed at Liam Rosenior since he was chosen as Chelsea manager, but so far the results have been great.
His new high point was last night, making half time tweaks to his setup which allowed his team to come back from 2-1 down to win 3-2. He spoke to the media after the game about the adjustments he had made which brought the Blues back into a game they could easily have given up hope in, away at Napoli.
Rosenior on his half time message to players
Joao Pedro celebrates with Chelsea players.
Joao Pedro celebrates with Chelsea players. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
“I was very calm with them at half time, we made a tactical adjustment at half time and came ten yards deeper with our press. I told them the game was there for us if we just manage our moments better. And we needed to hold the ball better,” the coach explained.
“We needed to make more mature decisions with the ball… overall in the second half performance I was very happy with the way we defended, the way we ran for each other and pressed. All in all, to get through, away here, was a very, very good night for us.”
As always, he’s calmly explaining what he did without making it a big deal, and also making sure the players get all the praise. He knows what he’s doing here, emotionally as well as tactically.
You can see Rosenior speaking in the clip embedded here:
Loved that he knew the game plan wasn’t working and changed it. Managers can make tactical mistakes but it’s learning from them and adapting in a game. pic.twitter.com/xLuW3806lf
— CarefreeYouth (@CarefreeYouth) January 29, 2026
[Footage from CBS Sport]
In other news…
Liam Rosenior’s discussion about Cole Palmer’s second half appearance gives some major clues about whether we can expect to see the attacker this weekend when we take on West Ham.
Rosenior praised his subs in speaking to TNT Sport, pointing out it was them who had made the difference as his team had to turn a 2-1 deficit around.
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