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Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent

Tue 21 April 2026 7:00, UK

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Chelsea remain keen to give Liam Rosneior a full pre-season to stamp his imprint on the team despite their recent struggles, sources have told Football Insider.

The Blues hierarchy are understood to be sympathetic towards the situation that the 41-year-old walked into at Stamford Bridge, given that the club felt they were forced into sacking Enzo Maresca.

There is an acceptance behind the scenes that Rosenior took on a difficult challenge in the middle of the season, and sources say that the board are still keen to give him the start of 2026-27 to prove himself.

The boss’ position at the helm will be re-assessed if the team endures a rocky start to the next campaign, but it will need things to “unravel” drastically if he is to be shown the door before then.

Chelsea’s managerial situation has been increasingly precarious in recent months, and Rosenior set an unwanted benchmark with the 1-0 defeat to Manchester United last weekend.

Pressure heaping on Liam Rosenior after Chelsea loss achieves 28-year first

Chelsea supporters have already begun to lose patience with Rosenior, as the team have slowly relinquished their grip on a potential Champions League place in recent weeks.

The West Londoners are now seven points adrift of Liverpool in the race to finish in the top five, and the chasing pack have caught up with them to the extent that any form of European football has now been cast into doubt.

The team have now been beaten in each of their last four Premier League games, and the 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester United on Saturday condemned them to a new low in the record books.

Chelsea’s loss on home turf was the fourth consecutive league game that they have lost while also failing to find the back of the net, something that they haven’t managed since way back in 1998, according to Squawka.

That run of form has seen the heat turned up on Rosenior from all directions, but it is clear that the club hierarchy are still intending to keep their cool and give him space to breathe.

Chelsea tipped to repeat Tottenham woes

Former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness told Football Insider earlier this week that he is “concerned” that Chelsea could replicate Tottenham’s struggles at the wrong end of the Premier League table next term.

The Scottish businessman suggested that he can see “storm clouds” gathering behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge, while adding that the unrest in the squad is a major cause for concern.

The former boardroom chief outlined that the Blues’ strategy is very “high-risk and high-debt,” and also noted that he doesn’t see them “pushing forward” any time soon.

Wyness pulled no punches about the precarious nature of Chelsea’s situation heading into the summer, especially after they recently announced record losses for the 2024-25 campaign.

Rosenior is currently right at the middle of the storm surrounding the Blues, and the pressure on him is growing, regardless of the club’s stance.