Liam Rosenior | Chelsea Man Ager

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Deserves to have his own thread as one of the most promising English managers, arguably only Eddie Howe is better right now.

Was assistant to Wayne Rooney at Derby and widely seen as the brains behind their near-survival despite the challenging circumstances they faced. He was named interim manager when Rooney left, winning 7 and drawing 2 of the 12 games before they made a permanent appointment.

2 months later in November 2022 he became manager at Hull who had taken 20 points from the first 18 games. He guided them to 15th, comfortably staying up. Last season he was nominated for Championship manager of the season as they just missed out on the play-offs, finishing 7th. Despite this he was bizarrely sacked, the result is clear to see as this season Hull find themselves in the relegation places with 1 game left.

In July 2024 he was appointed manager at Ligue 1 side Strasbourg who are owned by Todd Boehly's BlueCo consortium. That ownership has led to regular protests from some supporters which has created a divide in the fanbase. They also have an incredibly young team with loanee goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic (25) the only player with regular minutes over the age of 22. Rosenior's first game in fact was the first time that a team in the French top flight had fielded a starting XI in which all outfield players were under 23. Despite this, they find themselves in 7th with 3 games left, just outside the European places but only 4 points behind Marseille in 2nd.

Last week he signed a new contract after reports that he had been approached by Leicester and Southampton.

Short video that ITV did recently -
 
Was a big fan of his punditry and commentary when he was on Sky a few years back. Not surprised to hear he's doing well as he clearly has a good mind for the game and comes across as a very decent bloke.
 
diarm said:
Was a big fan of his punditry and commentary when he was on Sky a few years back. Not surprised to hear he's doing well as he clearly has a good mind for the game and comes across as a very decent bloke.
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One of the better pundits and yes, he's a big Man United fan too.
 
Rosenior was the reason Rooney was perceived a decent manager at Derby.

Rosenior has always been a fantastic coach, so it's no surprise he continues to do well.
 
diarm said:
Was a big fan of his punditry and commentary when he was on Sky a few years back. Not surprised to hear he's doing well as he clearly has a good mind for the game and comes across as a very decent bloke.
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Had no idea he was a pundit, which sent me down a little rabbit hole. He really was a very good on telly!

This one as an example, he's just so much better than Tim Sherwood here. Not surprising really considering how their respective coaching careers went:


Also encouraging to see that this was 2019, and their fortunes from being a shambles on the business side have changed so radically to where they are today. Winning obviously masks cracks and problems, but they seem really very well run at the moment. Mostly targeting the right players in the right age brackets, bringing in players from the youth sides etc. That brings me some hope that with the right management we can also turn it around.
 
He will go on to be a very good manager I think.

He’s the sort of manager I could see a team like Bournemouth going for if Iraola moves on this summer
 
Rainy nights in Stoke said:
Also encouraging to see that this was 2019, and their fortunes from being a shambles on the business side have changed so radically to where they are today. Winning obviously masks cracks and problems, but they seem really very well run at the moment. Mostly targeting the right players in the right age brackets, bringing in players from the youth sides etc. That brings me some hope that with the right management we can also turn it around.
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Great find yeah! Fingers crossed we can see a similar turnaround in fortunes over the next few years.
 
I love his team set up, a very vocal manager too, definitely one to watch.

He is the reason I tune into French football.
 
I particularly liked his "Normally most people from London aren't United fans" line.
 
So many boyhood United fans seem to be becoming goats

I'm a boyhood united fan and I'm the best in the world at something
 
I vaguely remember him making his Premier League debut against us 20 years ago, and he played out of his skin against Ronaldo.

It was the same match Papa Bouba Diop scored some ridiculous, borderline hit and hope goal against us.
 
Chairman Steve said:
I vaguely remember him making his Premier League debut against us 20 years ago, and he played out of his skin against Ronaldo.

It was the same match Papa Bouba Diop scored some ridiculous, borderline hit and hope goal against us.
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The wardrobe :drool:

Was saddened when he passed away a couple of years ago. Good player.

On another note, Rosenior needs to stay away from the Chelsea job.
 
Chairman Steve said:
I vaguely remember him making his Premier League debut against us 20 years ago, and he played out of his skin against Ronaldo.

It was the same match Papa Bouba Diop scored some ridiculous, borderline hit and hope goal against us.
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I remember that goal. What a beast he could be in midfield at times.
Lay said:
The wardrobe :drool:

Was saddened when he passed away a couple of years ago. Good player.

On another note, Rosenior needs to stay away from the Chelsea job.
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Wow, I had no idea he passed away :(

I seem to recall some rumors always linking us with him.
 
horsechoker said:
So many boyhood United fans seem to be becoming goats

I'm a boyhood united fan and I'm the best in the world at something
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Your mom is the best in the world at something.
 
Was high on my list of potential Glasner replacements but surely the Chelsea job is coming too soon for him? Based on how he set Strasbourg up when we played them I’d be very worried if I was Roberto Sanchez, their GK was playing as an additional CB and but for missing two open goals we would have beaten them pretty comfortably. They did play some very tidy stuff at times though, will be interesting to see how he handles it.
 
Shipperley said:
Was high on my list of potential Glasner replacements but surely the Chelsea job is coming too soon for him? Based on how he set Strasbourg up when we played them I’d be very worried if I was Roberto Sanchez, their GK was playing as an additional CB and but for missing two open goals we would have beaten them pretty comfortably. They did play some very tidy stuff at times though, will be interesting to see how he handles it.
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The Strasbourg goalie is on loan from Chelsea and he's very highly thought of by the club. "The next Courtois" and all that.

I don't personally know that much about him other than he's 6"7" and only 20 years old.
 
Think he’d be doing a Lampard if he went to Chelsea at this point, and set his managerial career back years. I like him a lot but he’s been going through a slight slump at Strasbourg and needs to see the project out through the highs and lows. Chelsea is a very difficult environment and, while he has real promise, I think the role is beyond him at the moment.

He’ll take it, of course, but it’ll be a huge mistake. It’s clear as day.
 
Remember his dad from Fan Zone back in the day. That's all I got :lol:
 
SparkedIntoLife said:
Think he’d be doing a Lampard if he went to Chelsea at this point, and set his managerial career back years. I like him a lot but he’s been going through a slight slump at Strasbourg and needs to see the project out through the highs and lows. Chelsea is a very difficult environment and, while he has real promise, I think the role is beyond him at the moment.

He’ll take it, of course, but it’ll be a huge mistake. It’s clear as day.
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I see the same happening.
 
I imagine the expectations as Strasbourg manager are very clear. If you’re required to move up to the Chelsea job, you do. Otherwise I suspect you’ll be moved out of the group for someone who will toe the line.
 
SparkedIntoLife said:
Think he’d be doing a Lampard if he went to Chelsea at this point, and set his managerial career back years. I like him a lot but he’s been going through a slight slump at Strasbourg and needs to see the project out through the highs and lows. Chelsea is a very difficult environment and, while he has real promise, I think the role is beyond him at the moment.

He’ll take it, of course, but it’ll be a huge mistake. It’s clear as day.
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I don't see how Lampard's career was set back years by going to Chelsea. He ended up at another PL club, and it was only when he failed there that he was forced to drop down a level. Lampard initially succeeded at Chelsea too. I think going to Everton was the big mistake, not Chelsea.

If Rosenior spends 18 months at Chelsea and achieves what Lampard achieved (top 4 and a cup final), that would be deemed a success, and he would almost certainly land another PL job when he inevitably gets sacked by Chelsea.
 
His dad was once sacked as Torquay manager after 10 minutes, I suspect Liam will at least manage to beat that!
 
He'll do ok I think. Being Chelsea manager doesn't give you that much control over the team. He'll be told who to play to a large extent and how many minutes to manage loads and injuries.

We'll keep the same formation and very similar tactically, exception could be the inverted full backs.

He's more likely to do well than someone who would just clash with Egbahli, the 5 sporting directors and the medical department continually.

Maresca benchmark is 1.7ppg and lucky cup runs. Not a high bar particularly.
 
Mb194dc said:
He'll do ok I think. Being Chelsea manager doesn't give you that much control over the team. He'll be told who to play to a large extent and how many minutes to manage loads and injuries.

We'll keep the same formation and very similar tactically, exception could be the inverted full backs.

He's more likely to do well than someone who would just clash with Egbahli, the 5 sporting directors and the medical department continually.

Maresca benchmark is 1.7ppg and lucky cup runs. Not a high bar particularly.
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So what is he managing? Morale?
 
Brophs said:
I imagine the expectations as Strasbourg manager are very clear. If you’re required to move up to the Chelsea job, you do. Otherwise I suspect you’ll be moved out of the group for someone who will toe the line.
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And never to be seen again.
 
WeePat said:
I don't see how Lampard's career was set back years by going to Chelsea. He ended up at another PL club, and it was only when he failed there that he was forced to drop down a level. Lampard initially succeeded at Chelsea too. I think going to Everton was the big mistake, not Chelsea.

If Rosenior spends 18 months at Chelsea and achieves what Lampard achieved (top 4 and a cup final), that would be deemed a success, and he would almost certainly land another PL job when he inevitably gets sacked by Chelsea.
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What I meant was that it was too big of a jump for Lampard when he had a good thing going at Derby. I feel that he should’ve stayed at Derby, got them promoted and built himself up more gradually. While Lampard didn’t do too badly at Chelsea (especially given the transfer ban) he plummeted towards the end and I think ultimately it was a step too far for him.

Lampard thankfully looks like he’s back on the up. Obviously Chelsea and failing at Everton would have taught him a lot but I’m a believer in aceing the level you’re on and building a project. Learning one’s trade.

That being said, Xabi Alonso has had the ideal managerial career trajectory to my thinking but may now seemingly be flunking his big gig at Madrid (albeit still too early to conclude that).
 
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