Many fans have started to question the direction of Chelsea under Liam Rosenior since his arrival. Despite Rosenior’s strong start at the Stamford Bridge, he had failed to keep that momentum going. His team have only secured one win in their last three games, which left the fans to question his tactics. It would be interesting to see how he does in the future.
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel claims that Chelsea have “gone five steps backwards” under Liam Rosenior. Mikel, who was a big fan of Enzo Maresca and believed the Italian coach was building something at Chelsea, says there is something now missing under new head coach Rosenior after our last two league performances. Chelsea have now dropped points in our last two league games against relegation battling teams. We could only manage a 1-1 draw with Burnley on Saturday afternoon after going a goal up early on.
Pedro Neto whipped a low cross in for the in form Joao Pedro, who bundled the ball in to put Chelsea 1-0 up in the opening moments of the game. The crowd were roaring, and everyone expected a comfortable win with some nice football along the way. But it didn’t work out that way.
Chelsea also only managed a 2-2 draw with Leeds in the league game before that one. Wasting a 2-0 lead in that game.
🎙️‼️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧-𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘: Liam Rosenior:
"Should have killed the game. I thought we started the game very well."
"After the first goal we were happy just to maintain possession and not be ruthless."
"The intensity of the team was very good up until… pic.twitter.com/qRNGoGKNI5
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) February 21, 2026
Mikel is concerned with Chelsea being managed by Rosenior.
After a long period where he and his podcast weren’t making headlines perhaps because Chelsea were doing well Jon Obi Mikel is back on the scene. Although this time being critical of Liam Rosenior. He has taken issue with the coach’s post-match comments after the game on Saturday. Chelsea conceded a last-minute corner. Rosenior admitted in his press conference that it was down to a “missed assignment” in the marking, without naming the player in question. Mikel said, “What he said in his post-match interview, saying, ‘Oh, there’s a player that we assign to mark a player or to defend.'”
“No… a manager shouldn’t come out and say that. If you want to say that, go full on and say the whole thing. Call out whoever you want to call out. Don’t go half off. Say it because you started it. Finish it.
“It’s a bit like Enzo Maresca when he said, ‘Oh yeah, this has been my worst 24 hours,’ and the press says, ‘Can you elaborate?’ ‘No, I don’t want to elaborate.’ You’re starting it.”
The London Blues vs Leeds
Chelsea missed the chance to move into the top four in the Premier League after throwing away a two goal lead against Leeds United at Stamford Bridge. The hosts had a two goal cushion thanks to efforts on either side of half time from Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer.
But they conspired to throw it away, first by gifting Leeds a route back into the match when Moises Caicedo brought down Jayden Bogle to allow Lukas Nmecha to convert from the spot. The equaliser came via calamitous defending, with Josh Acheampong, Malo Gusto, and Robert Sanchez failing to clear a ball over the top, allowing Noah Okafor to poke home an equalizer.
Chelsea had won all four of their Premier League matches under new manager Liam Rosenior, but Manchester United’s draw against West Ham United in the later kick-off means the Blues remain in fifth. Leeds leapfrog Tottenham into 15th place.
🚨 Chelsea's last 2 league matches…
⚖️ 2-2 draw vs Leeds
⚖️ 1-1 draw vs Burnley
Next 2 matches for Rosenior's side: Arsenal (A), Aston Villa (A). pic.twitter.com/219oCG7T6W
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) February 21, 2026
Author’s insight
From the author’s point of view, Liam Rosenior needs to up his game if he wants to avoid these whispers. Hopefully Chelsea will regain its form in the upcoming games under Rosenior.
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