Liam Rosenior reveals what is 'scary' about Chelsea job | OneFootball

Young head coach has outlined his ambitions in a first interview

Blues interim manager Calum McFarlane will remain in charge for Wednesday night’s clash at Fulham, before Rosenior takes the reins for the first time on Saturday when Chelsea face Charlton in the FA Cup third round.

I know I need to win in the short term, but I need to build for the long term. I'm very, very confident we can do that

Liam Rosenior

“When I first heard that Chelsea were interested in me becoming the new head coach, it was one of the proudest days of my life,” he told the club’s official website.

“Now I am sat here, and it's a day that myself and my family will never forget.”

“I want to be remembered as a winning coach, consistently winning – and that doesn't come from just me. It's the club. It's the players. It’s the staff.

“My job is to create an atmosphere and environment where people enjoy what they do. If you enjoy what you do, you perform better, and if you perform better, you end up winning games of football.”

Rosenior will be tasked with qualifying for next season’s Champions League, with the most likely route being via a top-five Premier League finish, while juggling one of the youngest squads in the top flight.

Pen to paper: Liam Rosenior

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“I know a lot of people have spoken about the youth of this team, but youth can be a strength,” he said.

“I come from a club where our average age, I think, was 20.8 years, the youngest in Europe. Here, I think we are a little bit older and a little bit wiser but strength in youth is energy, it’s application, it's fitness, it's intensity.

“These are all things that I want the fans to see. I want us to play high-tempo, aggressive, front-foot football.”

He added: “The potential [at Chelsea] is scary if you have what we have here in terms of the raw tools, the ingredients, the quality of the players, the age they're at, and in terms of the staff.

“My job is to create an atmosphere where we consistently win. I want to be here for a long time. I know I need to win in the short term, but I need to build for the long term. I'm very, very confident we can do that.

“Every member of that squad is world-class in my eyes.”