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Club legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes Liam Rosenior is “good enough” to be Chelsea manager, but he needs to be given time in the job.
The 41-year-old is already under pressure three months into his tenure at Stamford Bridge after suffering four defeats in a row, as well as conceding 12 goals, but Hasselbaink thinks the club will have to remain patient with Rosenior during this run of poor form:
“I think he’s good enough. He knows his football, but, as I said, it’s a result-based game. Did the club think that Maresca was going to go when he did? I don’t think they did. Were they ready for that? I don’t think so. They’ve given, very bravely, somebody like Liam the job. When you do that very bravely, you need to give him all the chances to succeed.”
“You really need to give him all the chances to succeed and give him all the time. If things are going a little bad, or he has a bad spell, you need to give him time because everybody is going to get that. You need to take as much pressure away from him. I don’t know if that is possible, but internally, you need to really make him feel and know that he’s the man, and he’s going to go nowhere. That’s the only way I think he will succeed. But I do think he has got the ability. He knows football. Tactically, he’s okay.”
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What are the odds of Chelsea sacking Rosenior?
The former Hull City and Strasbourg head coach is just 3/1 to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post. Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner (7/4) is the only one with shorter odds.
Even a few weeks ago, the likelihood of sacking Rosenior was pretty low, but after crashing out of the Champions League, and with the Blues outside of the top 5, things have changed drastically in a very short period of time. Buy a Chelsea shirt from Fanatics here.
What is the club’s stance on keeping Rosenior?
The briefings coming out of Stamford Bridge suggest that they are taking Hasselbaink’s advice. The Blues are not expected to wield the axe anytime soon.
There are even claims that they will retain the services of Rosenior even if they fail to secure a top 5 finish, but that seems unlikely.
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