Yaya Toure was managed by some top coaches in his day, and he’s just given a major endorsement of Liam Rosenior that the new Chelsea coach will be delighted with.
Rosenior has repeatedly revealed his reverence for top players of the past like Toure, and we’re sure would give a very bashful and modest response if these quotes were put to him.
Toure “very happy” for Rosenior after recent big promotion
“I am very happy for him, very happy for his nomination to be the head coach of Chelsea. And I’m not surprised by his success; he’s such a good speaker, right?,” the former Man City and Barcelona midfielder said.
“As a player, for example, I put myself as a player. You’re gonna love to listen, and try to listen right, because he’s such a good speaker, he knows how to speak to people.
“But Liam, what a person, right, what a person. And I think, and I believe he’s gonna be a great, great coach.”
Let’s hope that Toure’s predictions come true. Nobody is in any doubt about Rosenior’s quality as a speaker, but there is more to managing than that. We’re curious to see how these next months go. Let’s hope Toure is still saying this come May.
You can see Toure speaking in the clip embedded here:
🇨🇮🗣️ Yaya Touré on Liam Rosenior: "I believe he's going to be a great, great coach!" 🧠✅ pic.twitter.com/TrKCdmxQqy
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Reece James spoke after the Napoli game where Cole Palmer had a crucial role, and insisted that fans should be patient with him and expect more in the weeks and months to come as the star man comes back to fitness and form.
It will be exciting to see rosenior play both Anselmino and Sarr in defence . 4 or 3 at the back formation . Its good for the club to give this two a experience playing in EPL and quickly adapt the physical and fast pace of the league . It’s time both play than loaning them up . Anselmino is proven in UCL and his quality in defence all he needs is trust from the club to showcase his ability for the club as will as Sarr . They both can mix with chalobah and Fofana and Acheampong can play in two pivot with caceido and Santos and even Lavia if he is fit . Its good to see graduates from Cobham makes it in first team to play with regular playing time not garbage than selling them for profits . I can see antwi capable of making it to play in first team at the wing , he has potential if only be trusted and develop to become world class football player . Chelsea FC wasted a lot of graduates who became world class player . Because of their impatient and bad management . Rosenior can spot it . Success in pitch is called the real profit for the club . God bless Chelsea FC .