Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior (AP Photo) Chelsea FC have sacked head coach Liam Rosenior less than four months into his tenure, bringing a swift and dramatic end to a period marked by historic underachievement.The decision came after a 3-0 defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion – a result Rosenior himself described as “unacceptable” – and a miserable run in which Chelsea have lost five consecutive Premier League games without scoring. It is the club’s worst such run since 1912, underscoring the extent of the collapse.“Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with head coach Liam Rosenior,” the club said in a statement, admitting that performances had “fallen below the necessary standards” despite the season still being alive.A historic slump triggers a ferocious callRosenior, 41, arrived from RC Strasbourg Alsace in January following the departure of Enzo Maresco. While his appointment raised eyebrows, early promise quickly gave way to a stunning decline.Chelsea have now lost seven of their last eight games in all competitions, including a tough Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain and a League Cup exit at the hands of Arsenal FC.The Blues are currently seventh in the table, seven points adrift of the Champions League with just four games remaining – a far cry from the expectations of a team assembled at enormous expense.Financial burden, cracks in the dressing roomAssistant manager Calum McFarlane has been put in charge on an interim basis, starting with the FA Cup semi-final decider against Leeds United. His immediate task will be to salvage European qualification and ease the financial burden after Chelsea posted a staggering £262.4m pre-tax loss last season.Backstage, tension was building. Questions about Maresca’s earlier sacking were publicly raised by senior players including Enzo Fernández and Marco Cucurella, while inconsistent performances further strained relations between the team and Rosenior.The club’s ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, have now sacked five permanent managers in less than five seasons, raising serious concerns about long-term stability despite more than £1bn spent on players.Chelsea have confirmed they will begin a “process of self-reflection” to appoint a long-term successor, with the likes of Andoni Iraola, Marco Silva and Edin Terzic already linked.
