Liam Rosenior is no longer the manager of Chelsea. The club announced on Wednesday the end of its collaboration with the English coach, who arrived in January 2026 after leaving Strasbourg, on a contract that was initially set to run until 2032. His time at Stamford Bridge thus ends after just over three months and only 23 matches. Chelsea has appointed Calum McFarlane as interim manager until the end of the season.
In the league, Chelsea faltered at the worst possible time.
The break came after another heavy defeat, 3-0 at Brighton on April 21, which saw Chelsea slip to 7th place. The Blues are now seven points behind Liverpool in 5th, with Liverpool also having a game in hand. Brighton are now 6th with 50 points, two more than Chelsea, which perfectly sums up the club's fall from grace in the race for European qualification.
A club in crisis
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The results are damning. Chelsea have lost seven of their last eight matches in all competitions. In the Premier League, the team had gone five games without scoring, an offensive drought described as the club's worst in 114 years. At Brighton, Chelsea showed nothing of substance, and this defeat proved to be the final straw.
The elimination by PSG accelerated the crisis
The European campaign also took a heavy toll. Chelsea were eliminated in the Champions League round of 16 by PSG, losing 8-2 on aggregate over the two legs. In the return leg at Stamford Bridge, Paris won 3-0, confirming the gulf between the two teams and leaving Chelsea to exit Europe after a two-legged tie that was very poorly received both internally and externally.
The departure from Strasbourg takes on an even more brutal dimension.
Just three months ago, Rosenior was the manager of Strasbourg, and his arrival at Chelsea seemed like a logical promotion. Today, the assessment is much harsher: a manager recruited to embody a future trajectory, but dismissed before he could even establish a real cycle. The board justified its decision by citing insufficient results and performances, while Chelsea still aims to secure European qualification and progress in the FA Cup.
