CHELSEA are prepared to back under-pressure head coach Liam Rosenior – even if he fails to lead the Blues to the Champions League next season.
Rosenior was hired from Strasbourg after Club World Cup winning boss Enzo Maresca left Stamford Bridge in January and the former Fulham defender initially made a positive impact.
Rosenior won his first four Premier League games in charge but has only one win in his last six. There were boos from the away fans after the 3-0 defeat at Everton last weekend.
Chelsea were knocked out of the EFL Cup semi-finals by Arsenal before suffering a humiliating 8-2 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the last sixteen of the Champions League.
Rosenior was mocked online for giving Alejandro Garnacho a note with tactical instructions with the side 3-0 down with three minutes left in the second leg at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are currently sixth in the league, a point off the Champions League spots, and are favourites to go through to the FA Cup semi-finals as they face Port Vale at home in the last eight.
The Telegraph has reported that the Blues board want to give Rosenior time to imprint his vision on the squad and intend not to review his position until the summer of 2027.
There is potentially another problem brewing for Rosenior after £106million midfielder Enzo Fernandez expressed doubts whether he would be at the club next season.
“I don’t know,” he told ESPN after the defeat to PSG. “My focus is here for now. We have eight Premier League matches to play and the FA Cup. Then, the World Cup is coming up, so we’ll see after that.”
