Liam Rosenior enjoyed Chelsea’s match against Aston Villa on Wednesday night, and it is easy to understand why.
Chelsea came from behind to win 4-1 at Villa Park, with Joao Pedro managing to bag a hat-trick.
The 20-goal mark is now in sight for Pedro in the Premier League after reaching number 14 in the Midlands.
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Liam Rosenior a fan of Chelsea players’ halfway line huddle
In contrast to Rosenior, Villa were unhappy on the night, and one reason is because of something that Chelsea did just before the restart.
Captain Reece James and the rest of the team gathered at the halfway line for a team huddle, which Villa’s players were not too pleased with.
Rosenior, on the other hand, enjoyed it. Speaking in his post-match press conference, which has been shared by football.london, the 41-year-old said: “It wasn’t my idea, it’s come from the players and I really like it.”
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The happiest man on the night would have been Pedro, though. The striker is really enjoying life at the moment and has easily been Chelsea’s best player since Rosenior took over.
He is likely to be rested on Saturday when Chelsea take on Wrexham Town in the FA Cup. After that match, they have a huge game against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Pedro has already scored against PSG, netting in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over them in the Club World Cup final last summer. Enzo Maresca got his tactics spot on that day, and Chelsea fans will now be hoping that Rosenior can do the same.
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