Liam Rosenior has been nominated for the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for January, his first month at Chelsea.
The new coach has only managed 3 league games since being appointed in January, but his impressive start has put him on the shortlist at the first time of asking.
Give they’ve won all three games, that should be no surprise.
Rosenior’s perfect league record after taking over at Stamford Bridge
Liam Rosenior smug after a huge Champions League win.
Liam Rosenior smug after a huge Champions League win. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
After beating Brentford 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in his first league game, Rosenior then saw his Blues defeat Crystal Palace 3-1, before Sunday’s thrilling comeback to overcome West Ham 3-2 with a last minute goal.
The fact that there have been FA Cup, EFL Cup and Champions League games tangled in between all those victories make the perfect record all the more impressive. HE has the chance to continue his run with games against Wolves and Leeds to come next.
Rosenior is up against Sean Dyche of Nottingham Forest, Andoni Iraola of Bournemouth, and fellow newcomer Michael Carrick, who also has a perfect record after taking over as Manchester United caretaker manager.
We’re sure the coach will be asked about the nomination in his press conference later this afternoon, and will give a typically modest answer, passing most of the credit on to the players.
Well done Liam!
In other news…
Liam Delap has not impressed at Chelsea overall, and a poor performance on the wing on Tuesday has raised yet more questions. One pundit is suggesting that he should have taken a stepping stone move to a mid-table team.
Cole Palmer is in a real funk right now – you don’t have to watch much of Chelsea to see that. The stats are perhaps even more scary right now.
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