Wahala don burst for Chelsea as dem don sack dia head coach Liam Rosenior after just 106 days for di job. Di sack come afta im team suffer 3-0 defeat from Brighton for Tuesday night match wey make am five consecutive losses wey Chelsea no even score single goal.
Dis bad run na di worst wey Chelsea don see since 1912, di year wey Titanic sink. Di club management meet for Wednesday morning and decide say Rosenior no fit continue, even though im contract suppose last five-and-half years.
Liam Rosenior wey be 41-year-old Englishman join Chelsea on 6 January 2026 afta Enzo Maresca leave di club. Im come from Ligue 1 side Strasbourg wey dey under di same BlueCo multi-club ownership group wey Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital control.
For im first 12 matches, Rosenior lead Chelsea to eight wins and two draws, with only two losses to Arsenal for Carabao Cup semi-final. But from March, things turn upside down as Chelsea win just two of im last 11 games.
Di final straw be di Brighton match wey Chelsea fans turn against Rosenior for Amex Stadium. Afta di match, Rosenior himself talk say im “cannot defend that performance” and call am “unacceptable”.
Now Chelsea don appoint Under-21 boss Calum Macfarlane as interim head coach until season end. Dis na second time Macfarlane go dey in charge afta im also take over when Maresca leave for January.
Di club statement talk say dem appreciate Rosenior efforts but recent results don fall below necessary standards. Chelsea currently dey seventh for Premier League, five points away from top-five spot and Champions League qualification with four matches remain.
Dem still get FA Cup semi-final against Leeds for Wembley on Sunday at 15:00 BST. Meanwhile, Chelsea management dey look for permanent replacement with names like Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, Fulham head coach Marco Silva and former Dortmund boss Edin Terzic dey for consideration.
Some fans dey vex say Rosenior no get enough time, while others blame Chelsea board for poor appointment. One fan talk say: “He couldn’t say no to that job, but he clearly wasn’t ready for that job, and that lies squarely on the Chelsea board.”
Nizaar Kinsella, BBC Sport Chelsea reporter, talk say Rosenior appointment feel like sensible decision but im experience with only Strasbourg, Hull City and Derby County no enough for big club like Chelsea. Im add say di owners think Rosenior go learn on di job but di pressure don eat am up.
Dis sack na di tenth managerial change for Premier League since season start. As Chelsea dey search for third boss inside four months, questions dey about who carry blame for di mess and whether players go take responsibility.
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