Chelsea sack Liam Rosenior: Gary Neville blasts "laughable" owners as manager decision fuels Enzo Maresca question

Gary Neville has lambasted Chelsea's hierarchy aft they dismissed brag Liam Rosenior connected Wednesday afternoon.

The Blues announced their determination to portion ways with Rosenior pursuing the club's 3-0 decision against Brighton & Hove Albion connected Tuesday, a effect that near them successful seventh spot successful the Premier League.

Many fans expected that Rosenior would beryllium sacked fixed helium had collected 4 points from the past 27 connected offer, but galore besides judge that the issues astatine Stamford Bridge are deeper than the manager successful the dugout.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Gary Neville argued that Rosenior's sacking is simply a bigger indictment of the club's hiearchy than the manager himself, saying: "I am not shocked that Liam is leaving the club. I americium shocked helium is leaving today, I thought astatine the extremity of the play it astir apt would happen.

"I don't deliberation it is simply a reflection connected Liam astatine all. He volition beryllium disappointed with that [losing games]. I deliberation it is clip for the owners, sporting directors and players to bespeak connected their relation successful the past fewer weeks. The owners are getting it truly severely incorrect there, let's beryllium clear.

"These six year, eight-year agreements, it's astir laughable from the start. Whether it's for a manager oregon a player. The owners don't person a hint what they're doing."

Chelsea person appointed Calum McFarlane arsenic interim caput manager until the extremity of the existent season, and person revealed they volition instrumentality clip to bespeak upon the shortcomings of 2025-26.

Enzo Maresca, Liam Rosenior: What is Clearlake's plan?

Majority shareholders Clearlake Capital person been progressive with determination making since 2022, but they person already fired 5 managers.

Enzo Maresca was sacked successful January contempt winning the Conference League and Club World Cup, and his dismissal was somewhat bewildering considering helium demonstrated an quality to vie with the likes of Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta tactically.

Rosenior had ne'er coached successful the Premier League, and the information they offered him a six-year woody contempt his inexperience was alarming.

Even if a promising manager specified arsenic Andoni Iraola is appointed, determination is nary warrant that helium would beryllium backed sufficiently, oregon fixed capable clip to marque substantive changes.

Should Chelsea fans beryllium acrophobic astir the future?

As agelong arsenic the club's spending powerfulness remains, determination volition ever beryllium anticipation that the close manager could instrumentality the nine far, but determination are concerns astir imaginable punishments for breaching fiscal rules.

Failure to unafraid Champions League shot would exacerbate those fears, though adjacent if the Premier League bash not punishment the Blues, Clearlake person often overseen mediocre summertime transportation windows.

After spending astir £2bn connected players since taking over, Chelsea person finished 12th, sixth and fourth, and they could beryllium 12th by the extremity of this week, truthful fans tin beryllium forgiven for lacking assurance successful the club's hierarchy.