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Rosenior position increasingly uncertain at Chelsea

ByNizaar Kinsella and Sami MokbelBBC Sport47 minutes agoLiam Rosenior’s position as Chelsea head coach is becoming increasingly uncertain following Tuesday’s damaging 3-0 defeat by Brighton.Last week, Rosenior received public and private backing from the club’s hierarchy but on Wednesday none was forthcoming from BBC sources.In addition, a number of players are understood to be unconvinced by the 41-year-old, who moved to Chelsea from their French partner club Strasbourg just over three months ago.While the players have a day off, the club’s leadership are at the training ground.It is understood Rosenior’s position is being discussed internally as part of a range of options after the loss, which further damaged their season aim of Champions League qualification.Chelsea fans turned on Rosenior at the Amex Stadium, while the head coach publicly criticised his players after the loss.He said his his team’s performance in the defeat by Brighton – a fifth successive league loss without scoring which is their worst run for 114 years – was both “indefensible” and “unacceptable”.Chelsea are seventh in the Premier League, five points adrift of a top-five spot and Champions League qualification, with four matches remaining.They face Leeds in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday at 15:00 BST.Furious Rosenior questions Chelsea’s desire14 hours agoCucurella’s barber and the ‘leaked’ Chelsea team news1 hour agoRosenior signed a five-and-a-half-year deal in early January following the departure of Enzo Maresca.Before the Brighton defeat, Rosenior said he felt “100%” support from the club’s ownership.Last week, influential co-owner Behdad Eghbali said the hierarchy remain behind Rosenior, adding: “Of course, it’s a results business, but we think he can be successful long term. The Others Marc One Chelsea Re Chelsea The

  

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