Is Liam Rosenior ready for Chelsea if Strasbourg coach is appointed?

Rosenior, a right-back, had a solid but unspectacular playing career, featuring in the Championship for Fulham, Reading, Hull and Brighton.

He spent almost half of his career in the English Premier League, and this is where his coaching career began.

After a spell as Brighton’s under-23s coach, he spent three years at Derby.

He was first-team coach under Philip Cocu and then assistant coach to Wayne Rooney, before taking over as interim coach following Rooney’s departure.

But he was more practical than the average assistant.

“There was an argument when Mel Maurice sacked Philippe Cocu in November 2020 that Rosenior should have been appointed, not Rooney,” BBC football news correspondent Simon Stone said.

“Rooney had a profile, of course, but it was Rosenior who conducted the training sessions at Derby and who led the team during the matches.

“Rosenior replaced Rooney for a short period in 2022, after management led to relegation to the top flight.

“It was Rosenior who brought Derby back together, helping to bring in 14 new players after the club had only five left under contract.

“History suggests that the new ownership would have been better off leaving Rosenior in charge, given they were seventh when he left and under his replacement, Paul Warne, didn’t even finish higher than a play-off place.”

He then spent almost two years as Hull’s manager – where observers again thought he had been badly beaten at the end.

The Tigers were one point above the relegation zone when he took over in November 2022 and guided them to 15th place.

The following season, they finished three points outside the play-off places, and Rosenior was sacked.

In the 2024-25 season, while Rosenior was leading Strasbourg to Europe, Hull City avoided relegation from the Championship on goal difference.