Chelsea: Liam Rosenior 'stitched up' by two players after sacking

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·23 de abril de 2026

Chelsea: Liam Rosenior 'stitched up' by two players after sacking

Rosenior lasted just 106 days as Chelsea head coach

Rosenior was dismissed from his role as Chelsea boss on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the Blues were beaten 3-0 by Brighton to suffer their fifth Premier League defeat in a row.

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Appointed as Enzo Maresca’s successor at the beginning of the year, Rosenior won seven of his first nine games in charge and steered the team into the Champions League last-16.

However, a poor run of form since the start of March which has seen Chelsea slip to eighth in the table and suffer an 8-2 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain has ultimately cost Rosenior his job.

That said, Neville has pointed the finger at Fernandez and Cucurella for not helping matters with recent comments made about Maresca.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville delivered his reaction to Rosenior being sacked: "The results have not been good enough. When the results aren’t good enough, a manager gets sacked.

“But come on, Cucurella and Fernandez - experienced players and probably the only two experienced players that Chelsea have got - stitched him up in the last few weeks by calling out the fact that they basically love Maresca, but they weren't doing that well under him.

“I think Maresca is a fine coach as well, but this policy at Chelsea and this plan – I don’t see it. These six- and eight-year agreements, you see it is almost laughable from the start, whether it be for a manager or a player.”

The end: Liam Rosenior

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Neville also took aim at the BlueCo ownership, saying: “The owners don’t have a clue what they are doing. I’ve made massive mistakes as an owner, but sometimes you’ve got to accept that. I’ve spoken publicly about the challenges we’ve had.

"But they’re all over the place. I just don’t get it, really. You deserve what you get in football and it’s a reflection on them; it’s not a reflection on a coach who, to be fair, probably shouldn’t have been advanced as soon as he was into the role.

“He should have been left to develop his career as a promising young coach. You don’t turn down the Chelsea job.

“I can see why it was appealing, but the reality is he just has to get on with his coaching career now and put it behind him as quickly as he can because it is a club at this moment in time that is a little bit crazy in its decision-making."

Calum McFarlane has since been confirmed as Chelsea’s interim head coach for what will be his second spell since the turn of the year.

McFarlane will be in the dugout for this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Leeds as well as remaining Premier League fixtures against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Tottenham and Sunderland.