Leeds United’s game against Chelsea on Tuesday will be a very different test for Daniel Farke compared to when the two sides last met.
Leeds won 3-1 that night, but the Yorkshire club were playing at Elland Road and Enzo Maresca was still Chelsea manager.
Fast forward to now, Liam Rosenior is the man in the Stamford Bridge dugout and is doing an excellent job there.
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Robert Sanchez quotes on Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior
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Chelsea’s victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers was their fourth in a row in the Premier League under Rosenior.
Liam Rosenior (L), head coach of Chelsea, and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez (R) greet their supporters
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Daniel Farke impressed with Chelsea’s results under Liam Rosenior
Farke has been discussing Chelsea’s change of fortunes following Rosenior’s arrival in west London, hailing their results as “very good”.
The German has also acknowledged that because it is Rosenior who is going to be in the Chelsea dugout on Tuesday night, this fixture is going to be a completely different affair.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, which has been relayed by the Yorkshire Evening Post, Farke said: “Really good results under Liam. Lost just the cup games against Arsenal but win after win. Back fighting for a Champions League spot, we are respectful, especially in an away game. We don’t have to speak about their individual quality, they are a very promising group of players and if they’re on it, it can be difficult.”
He later went on to add: “We have to be more on it, away game, different manager.”
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Leeds manager Daniel Farke discussing Chelsea's squad
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If Leeds are to have more success against their rivals, they are going to have to stop Cole Palmer.
Palmer was in sensational form against Wolves last weekend, netting a first-half hat-trick at Molineux. The attacking midfielder could cause Farke’s side real trouble on Tuesday.
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Chelsea’s results under Liam Rosenior
Despite losing two games to Arsenal and being knocked out of the Carabao Cup, Chelsea’s overall record under Rosenior is still pretty impressive.
In total, they have won seven out of nine games, with four of those wins coming in the Premier League.
When Rosenior took over, Chelsea had won just one of their previous nine top-flight fixtures. Simply put, it has been some turnaround under Rosenior.
The Blues will now be hoping that they can make it five on the bounce with victory over Leeds on Tuesday. After being embarrassed at Elland Road earlier in the season, they will be keen for revenge.
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