Wayne Rooney says something about Liam Rosenior which will help Chelsea fans relax about risky appointment | OneFootball

Wayne Rooney was speaking on his podcast today about Liam Rosenior, his former assistant at Derby who is about to get his big break with a move to manage Chelsea.

Details will prove to players that Rosenior is cut out for big time says Rooney

Wayne Rooney speaks about Liam Rosenior.

When asked what Rosenior’s big strengths were, Rooney was very clear

“Details, details of coaching and how he works. His work ethic is incredibl:e,” Rooney said of his old colleague.

“I don’t think there will be any issue with dealing with top players from that point of view. I just think his detail is top, and he deserves it. I know people might question it, because Liam Rosenior wasn’t me as a footballer. He had a great career at the top level to that extent in terms of Champions League. But what he is is a top, top coach and hopefully the Premier League gets to see that.”

It’s comforting to hear that. It’s our one fear and reservation about the appointment, which is otherwise very exciting. If all goes well, it will be great. But if things fall apart, Rosenior doesn’t have the medals to fall back on, and faith from the fans and players could drain away very quickly if he struggles early on.

Now it’s just a question of waiting for the appointment and waiting to see what impact he makes.

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Rooney actually went on to say that Rosenior is up there with the very best coaches he’s worked with – pretty amazing considering some of the names in the former England striker’s past.

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