Chelsea job has 'eaten Rosenior up'

TL;DR

Liam Rosenior's tenure as Chelsea manager lasted less than four months before his dismissal, highlighting the challenges of managing a top club. Analysts suggest he lacked the gravitas needed for such a high-pressure role.

Key points

Liam Rosenior's Chelsea tenure lasted less than four months.
His lack of experience in high-pressure roles was questioned.
Fans believe the management's decisions are also to blame.

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Liam Rosenior looks on during a team training session

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BBC Sport Chelsea reporter Nizaar Kinsella, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live about Liam Rosenior's appointment: "It felt like a sensible decision, but of course you would have said he might know the system, and he might know how to work with the people inside Chelsea, but he had only managed Strasbourg, Hull City, and Derby County."

Did he have the experience to handle a club like Chelsea?: "The owners would have thought he could learn it, and he could sort of develop. It has sort of eaten him up and he has not lasted four months. It has shown you might need a bit of gravitas to handle the dressing room at the highest level in English football."

Chelsea fan Teema Nicholls reacting to news of Liam Rosenior's sacking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "He had to go. He couldn't have stayed, but Liam Rosenior was not and is not the biggest problem at Chelsea. Those that appointed him and other managers have also got to face serious questions and the sack as well.

"I think they put him in an unfair position and we as a football club are now facing consequences. Whoever is appointed next is a huge appointment. I don't think the ones that appointed Rosenior can be part of that decision-making."

![Liam Rosenior – Premier League stats as Chelsea boss

Days in charge: 106 Games: 13 Wins: 5 Win %: 38.5% Goals per game: 1.46 Goals conceded per game: 1.62](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/L5lxnI4SVRNltyBcL4kcoQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/83fe9796481527f01ee9849d19baf75f)

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The numbers behind Chelsea's poor form under Rosenior

Chelsea have lost five successive league games without scoring for the first time since November 1912.

Q&A

Why was Liam Rosenior sacked as Chelsea manager?

Liam Rosenior was sacked after less than four months due to challenges in managing the team and a perceived lack of experience for a club of Chelsea's stature.

What previous clubs did Liam Rosenior manage before Chelsea?

Before Chelsea, Liam Rosenior managed Strasbourg, Hull City, and Derby County.

What do fans think about Rosenior's dismissal from Chelsea?

Some fans believe that while Rosenior had to go, the real issues at Chelsea lie with those who appointed him and other managers.