{"id":4993,"date":"2026-01-02T20:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=4993"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:14:05","slug":"is-liam-rosenior-ready-for-chelsea-if-they-appoint-the-strasbourg-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=4993","title":{"rendered":"Is Liam Rosenior ready for Chelsea if they appoint the Strasbourg boss?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rosenior, a right-back, had a solid but unspectacular career as a player &#8211; featuring in the top flight for Fulham, Reading, Hull and Brighton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Roughly half his career was spent in the EFL and that&#8217;s where he started his coaching career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After a spell as Brighton&#8217;s under-23s coach, he spent three years at Derby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He was first-team coach under Phillip Cocu and then assistant boss to Wayne Rooney &#8211; before taking over as interim boss after Rooney&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But he was more hands-on than the average assistant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There was an argument when Mel Morris sacked Phillip Cocu in November 2020, Rosenior should have been put in charge, not Rooney,&#8221; said BBC football news reporter Simon Stone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Rooney had the profile of course, but it was Rosenior who put the sessions on at Derby and who guided the team during games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Rosenior replaced Rooney for a short time in 2022, after administration had led to relegation into League One.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It was Rosenior who put Derby back together, helping to bring in 14 new players after the club had been left with only five under contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;History suggests the new ownership would have been better leaving Rosenior in charge, given they were seventh when he left and under his replacement, Paul Warne, they didn&#8217;t even end with a play-off place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He then spent almost two years as Hull manager &#8211; with observers again thinking he was harshly done by at the end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Tigers were one point above the relegation zone when he took over in November 2022 and led them to 15th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The following season they finished three points off the play-off places, and Rosenior was sacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In 2024-25 while Rosenior was leading Strasbourg into Europe, Hull City avoided relegation from the Championship on goal difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosenior, a right-back, had a solid but unspectacular career as a player &#8211; featuring in the top flight for Fulham, Reading, Hull and Brighton. 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