Chelsea chase stability with Rosenior as owners lay out new long‑term blueprint

Jan 6 : Chelsea ‌have tried almost everything since BlueCo swept in with promises of modernisation in 2022, with heavy spending, long contracts and youth-heavy squads, but what has remained elusive is the one thing the club once took for granted - stability.

That is something they have set out to change with the appointment of Liam Rosenior on Tuesday as the Englishman becomes Chelsea's fourth permanent head coach under the current ownership.

By offering the 41-year-old a contract until 2032 after parachuting him in from their sister club Racing Strasbourg, BlueCo are signalling not just another managerial change but an attempt to lock in a long-term identity.

Since the takeover, illustrious names like Thomas Tuchel, ‌Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca have all departed - all casualties of an ownership group ‌that professed patience while repeatedly resorting to upheaval.

Knee-jerk decisions were often associated with Roman Abramovich's Chelsea, yet the frequency of change has been mirrored by his successors.

Rosenior's appeal thereby lies in his suitability to the "player development" model BlueCo insist they are building.

At Strasbourg, he coaxed progress from one of the youngest squads in Europe, guiding them to European qualification in his debut season.

The emphasis was on structure and improvement rather than quick fixes - the sort of developmental arc Chelsea's owners believe they can scale up.

EMULATING BRIGHTON'S MODEL

Rosenior's arrival is also less about star power than familiarity - the product ‍of an ecosystem heavily influenced by Brighton & Hove Albion, the club Chelsea's hierarchy increasingly appear eager to emulate.

Brighton's rise as they punched above their financial weight was founded on