Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali has expressed tentative support for head coach Liam Rosenior, emphasizing that results will ultimately dictate his future. The team is currently struggling, having not scored in their last three Premier League matches.
Key points
Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali supports head coach Liam Rosenior.
Results will ultimately determine Rosenior's future.
Chelsea has not scored in their last three Premier League matches.
Chelsea's last league win was against West Ham United on January 31.
Chelsea will face Manchester United next.
Mentioned in this story
ChelseaManchester UnitedWest Ham UnitedAston VillaBehdad EghbaliLiam Rosenior
Chelsea's English head coach Liam Rosenior watches his team during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London on April 12, 2026
Rosenior's side have been struggling for the last couple of months -Credit:AFP or licensors
(AFP or licensors)
Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali has offered a lukewarm declaration of support for Liam Rosenior, stating "I think we're behind" the head coach, while cautioning that results ultimately determine a manager's fate. The Blues find themselves mired in a dreadful run of form, having failed to find the net in each of their last three Premier League games.
Matters could yet get worse before they get better, with Manchester United due at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Chelsea's last Premier League win came at Aston Villa, where they won 4-1, and they remain without a home league win since January 31, when they overcame relegation-threatened West Ham United 3-2 in dramatic circumstances, recovering from two goals down.
The Blues have also slipped out of the top five, drifting ever further from fifth-placed Liverpool. While Eghbali insists Rosenior retains the board's backing for now, the head coach is acutely aware that further defeats in the run-in are simply not an option.
See every story in Sports — including breaking news and analysis.
Chelsea co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly at a game
Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali (left) recently said of the ownership group: 'I think we're behind' Rosenior -Credit:Robin Jones/Getty Images
Speaking at the CAA's World Congress of Sports conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, in a rare public appearance, the BlueCo majority shareholder said, via The Mirror: "On Liam [Rosenior], we had the opportunity to work with him daily for 18 plus months, so we knew what we were getting.
"We think he has every attribute to be successful here. He got off to a great start. We've had a tough past five, six matches, but I think we're behind Liam. Of course, it's a results business, but we think he can be successful long term."
Since the consortium led by BlueCo and Clearlake Capital acquired the West Londoners, they have cycled through managers at a considerable rate. Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino, and, most recently, Enzo Maresca have either been dismissed or departed the club by mutual consent, while Frank Lampard also served a stint as interim manager following Potter's firing.
Despite cycling through four permanent managers since 2022, Eghbali insists the club is committed to bringing stability through the appointment of a long-term head coach. He added: "Our policy has been no in-season [head coach] changes.
"You certainly review and hold not only the manager, but the management team, the sporting team, accountable, but typically in the summers, not in season. It's not a change we wanted to make [Enzo Maresca leaving]. It's a change that had a bit of a negative impact in the season, when you're changing systems and personnel, and it's one we've got to fight our way out of.
"We still have six matches in the Premier League, and an FA Cup semi-final coming up. So, hopefully the story of this season hasn't been written yet, and you've got a lot to fight for.
"In my perspective, when you get punched in the face, you've got to fight back, you've got to stand up and fight. And it's going to hopefully show a lot about the character of this squad.
"I think the perspective is stability, and frankly, getting that stability on the manager side is one of the things we haven't done right yet, and it's something we're striving to improve on."
It is not all doom and gloom for Rosenior and his squad, however. They remain firmly in contention for a top-five finish while also preparing for an FA Cup semi-final showdown with Leeds United.
Saturday's encounter with United is amongst the most pivotal games of their season, particularly following a heavy 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in their last Premier League outing.
