One on One | Liam Rosenior on proving himself at Chelsea
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What challenges does Liam Rosenior face as Chelsea's new head coach?
Chelsea are a huge club, and I know a lot of questions are being asked of my CV and my playing career and my reputation. So I want to prove that I'm worthy of this amazing privilege that I have to be head coach of Chelsea Football Club. Who would have said that me from Wandsworth, with the playing career that I've had and CV that I've had, ends up as head coach at Chelsea? You have to give people a chance. Otherwise, what's the point? The fans, when they come to see us play, we might win games. We're probably going to lose some games along the way. But they can come out of the stadium, they can say, those 11 players, they gave everything in the moment. And I think if I can work towards that, then the opinions or whether I deserve the job or whether I'm experienced enough or whether I'm good enough, it's nice.
How does Liam plan to prove himself at Chelsea Football Club?
Hello and welcome back to one on one from Sky Sports. It's the podcast where we chat to some of the Premier League's biggest names. I'm Juliet Farrington. And if you're a regular listener to the pod, you'll know that it was just around about two weeks ago that Joe was at Chelsea's training ground chatting to Pedro Neto about Enzo Maresca's shock departure as head coach. Well, this week I got to speak to the person who replaced him. And that man is Liam Rossini, who moved from Strasbourg to Stamford Bridge. Rossini was in good form despite the whirlwind week he's just had. He loves to talk. He says he knows there'll be ups and downs along the way, but obviously really happy to have been given this chance to prove himself.
And as you'll hear, Rossini defends his CV and is certainly ready for the challenge ahead with this new job. He got his Chelsea career off to the perfect start, beating Charlton in the FA Cup. And on Wednesday night, he has the chance to take his new side to the League Cup final if he gets past Arsenal and Mikel Arteta in the first home game in charge of the first of a two-legged semi-final tie. So this is my one-on-one with Liam Resenia. Liam, talk to us about your first week. It's been a seismic week, a lot going on. How have you enjoyed it?
Loved it. Loved it. I have to say the staff, the players have made me feel so welcome with my staff. It has been a whirlwind, you know, getting off the plane in Strasbourg and I literally came straight to the training ground to meet the players. But I have to say so far their engagement, their enthusiasm, their work ethic and just how they've been as human beings has been top. I've enjoyed every moment. And yeah, I'm looking forward to a lot of games to come in the near future.
Have you managed to catch your breath yet?
I had a good night's sleep the last two nights, especially after winning your first game, which is a great thing to do no matter those FA Cup games away at Charlton. That's a really, really difficult game. I thought the players acquitted themselves really, really well. And it's a good thing to build off of now going into obviously a massive game on Wednesday night.
Do you believe in when people talk about perfect timing, when you're always looking to progress and you always want that opportunity and there is the right time for you to come into a club like Chelsea, an elite club?
Yeah, I've always worked really, really hard. I've always been passionate about this job from before doing this job. I've studied. People in my life know the sacrifices I've made. Yeah, it's an amazing thing when it kind of aligns and you get an opportunity like this. And I intend to give everything I possibly can to make this opportunity a successful one. But I have to say as well, I feel like I've earned an opportunity. Chelsea are a huge club. I know a lot of questions are being asked of my CV and my playing career, my reputation. Same time before Chelsea, I had opportunities to go to Champions League clubs. A lot of people saw the work I did, not just in France, but in whole. And in Derby and maximising the resources that I've had and playing in a certain way.
So I want to prove that I'm worthy of this amazing, amazing privilege that I have to be a head coach of Chelsea Football Club.
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