Key Highlights
- They do not even need Stamford Bridge to be a 'fortress', just getting it to above league average would be a positive start. Improving that home form will come naturally as a product of fixing issue two: Chelsea's struggles in possession.
- Under Enzo Maresca, they were good against big teams and playing away from home because there was more space to exploit. However, The Italian coach never figured out how to consistently break down sides who sat deep at Stamford Bridge and his Chelsea were often so dull in possession that it was painful to watch. The solution to that problem comes from issue three: Cole Palmer.
- He has the magic in passing, shooting and dribbling that Chelsea need to take apart stubborn defences.
- Rosenior needs to work out how to get more out of him than Maresca did. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSolving that cascade of problems will then naturally flow into getting the fans behind him.
- If Chelsea are playing nice football and winning at home, the supporters will be delighted. Rosenior seems like a warm and engaging character and he can accelerate the process of endearing himself by making an attempt to connect with fans in a way that the rather stony Maresca never did, and through other smaller things like using academy players. It is easy to see how appointing an inexperienced coach with more soft skills than medals could go wrong, especially at Chelsea.