Liam Rosenior accepted that unrest among Chelsea supporters had merit after a fractious start to the new year and promised to work to win them over. The head coach faced questions following an FA Cup third round tie in which Tosin Adarabioyo added a second shortly after the interval. Miles Leaburn halved the deficit from a corner, a vulnerability Rosenior had highlighted before the match, and Marc Guiu struck shortly after the hour mark to restore Chelsea’s two-goal advantage. Pedro Neto and Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez added two more in stoppage time to apply a layer of gloss to the scoreline, yet the result did not silence travelling fans.<\/p>\n
Chants against the club\u2019s divisive ownership from The Valley\u2019s away end were audible throughout the tie. When told after the match that supporters remained unhappy Rosenior said: \u201cIf your fans are happy, it means you\u2019re doing a good job.\u201d He added: \u201cAll I\u2019m going to focus on at the moment is working as hard as I possibly can to help this team achieve the potential, the unlimited potential that it has.\u201d He qualified that intent with: \u201cAnd if you concentrate and focus on your work, hopefully people will see that we\u2019re onto a good thing.\u201d Rosenior himself \u201cwas not the subject of any ire (or notable support).\u201d<\/p>\n
The discontent centres on the owners. A recent poll from one of the most prominent supporters\u2019 groups found that more than 90% of those surveyed expressed a lack of confidence in BlueCo\u2019s decision making. The club\u2019s current strict adherence to structure rather than established star power stands in sharp contrast with the Roman Abramovich era, when the club captured every available trophy under the stewardship of managers such as Carlo Ancelotti, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho and Antonio Conte.<\/p>\n
After just two days on the training pitch with his new players, Rosenior has preserved many of the principles Enzo Maresca promoted. Hato tucked infield from fullback much like Marc Cucurella would, while the aggressive goalkeeper positioning that characterised Rosenior\u2019s Strasbourg side was not imposed on Filip J\u00f6rgensen. \u201cThey\u2019ve been well coached. I\u2019ve made no secret of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Looking ahead to Wednesday\u2019s Carabao Cup semi-final against Premier League-leading Arsenal, Rosenior stressed process over micro tactics: \u201cThere are other elements to football other than tactics,\u201d he said. \u201cTactics are one element. Shape, systems, technique, they\u2019re all wonderful things. But there are other things that I feel maybe we can improve on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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