Liam Rosenior has doubled down on the very touchline habits that have drawn the ire of pundits, insisting he will not change his methods despite Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer’s criticism.
Liam Rosenior’s touchline behavior at Chelsea has recently come under intense scrutiny, with critics labeling his conduct as detached from the reality of his team’s results.
Tensions peaked when he was seen passing a tactical note to Alejandro Garnacho with just minutes left in the 3-0 second-leg defeat, a gesture Alan Shearer slammed as “unnecessary noise”.
From viral clips of him miscontrolling the ball against Arsenal to strange pre-match huddles around referee Paul Tierney, Rosenior’s antics have been dismissed by many as a desperate attempt to project an image.
However, Liam Rosenior refuses to make a change himself, stating that this is simply how he is.
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Liam Rosenior doubles down on his Chelsea behaviour
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Everton, Liam Rosenior responded to the criticism that he has faced of late after the Alejandro Garnacho note incident.
“I’m not going to change who I am just because the scrutiny or the pressure is greater. I’m quite proud of who I am as a person. In that moment, giving a note when you’re five goals down. I would give a note if we were five goals up.”
Liam Rosenior is right to stick to his principles if that is what he truly believes in and how he conducts himself as a manager.
However, Gary Lineker did suggest that Rosenior should become a bit more like Michael Carrick in press conferences, insisting that he gives a bit too much away.
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Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer’s criticism of Liam Rosenior
Lineker and Shearer both agreed that it was unnecessary to hand a note to Alejandro Garnacho in the dying embers, as well as pointing out that fans rightly questioned him for it.
Shearer stated.
“And then it was 7-2 down with three minutes to go and you’re giving a note to Garnacho. That is just bringing noise on yourself, on the football club, it’s just unnecessary noise you’re creating.”
Lineker responded.
“I suspect the reason he did that note thing at the end is to say ‘right, we don’t give up. We’re still playing seriously’. But I agree with you. People are going to look at that and go, ‘What are you doing?’”
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