Chelsea’s sacking of Liam Rosenior could have huge implications for West Ham and the Premier League relegation race as a whole.
[Rosenior](https://www.claretandhugh.info/burnley-down-leeds-safe-bbc-report-points-to-history-in-hammers-two-horse-race/) was dismissed yesterday following Chelsea’s 3-0 capitulation at the hands of Brighton. And let’s be honest, it’s been a rather odd tenure for the rookie coach.
Liam’s dad Leroy was one of my favourite players as a youngster and, as a friend of website founder Hughie Southon, he used to regularly write for this website. Therefore, I’d like to keep criticism of Liam to a minimum, but let’s just say his leadership style was original and quirky at best. And once any manager starts getting memed and quoted too much, it’s probably the end of the road. . . as West Ham’s former gaffer Graham Potter knows only too well.
Chelsea collapse may reshape key relegation fixtures
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The fact is the West Londoners have been abysmal over the last few games and have suffered 3-0 defeats to Everton, Manchester City, Brighton and Paris Saint-Germain.
Clearly, with an FA Cup semi-final against [Leeds United](https://www.claretandhugh.info/leeds-united-bio/) at the weekend, the Stamford Bridge hierarchy decided they had seen enough.
That game itself could have huge implications, because I was quite certain that with Rosenior in the Chelsea hot seat, Leeds were destined to win and make their way to the final. Of course, they could still do that, but had it happened under those circumstances, nobody could really have blamed Daniel Farke for fielding a weakened team in their league match against Tottenham, which would have come before the final.
Spurs and Forest may now face a different Chelsea
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Chelsea also face Nottingham Forest on 4 May and, perhaps most tellingly, play Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in the penultimate game of the season.
Having watched Chelsea’s capitulation at the Amex this week, I had pretty much chalked that one up as a win for Spurs. However, this changes the complexity of things somewhat.
So while it’s obviously bad news for the Rosenior family, his sacking at Stamford Bridge could yet prove to be good news for West Ham United.