Chelsea’s new head coach, Liam Rosenior, may be stepping into one of English football’s most high-pressure roles, but his coaching path was clear to those who knew him early.
Rosenior replaces Enzo Maresca, who left the club on New Year’s Day, and will be in the stands when Chelsea face Fulham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
He is set to lead his first training session on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Charlton Athletic.
Former Ghana coach Chris Hughton, who managed Rosenior at Brighton, says he always saw the potential in the 41-year-old Englishman to become a manager.
Former Ghana coach Chris Hughton, who managed Rosenior at Brighton, says there was never any doubt about his trajectory.
Hughton, who last season visited Rosenior at Strasbourg where he spent 17 months as head coach, praised the new Chelsea boss for his football intelligence.
"You know speaking with him [Liam Rosenior], this is somebody who thinks about the game and he was always going to be a coach. There was never any doubt about that," Hughton told The Telegraph.
Rosenior’s footballing roots run deep; he is the son of former player and manager Leroy Rosenior, a former Sierra Leone international, suggesting that leadership and tactical awareness run in the family.
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