Football-first approach from Chelsea and Rosenior

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior is being unveiled today in a media conference that will also preview the trip to Charlton Athletic. It is notable that the first chance to meet the 41-year-old as Chelsea manager takes place at Cobham, with no special ceremony at Stamford Bridge featuring him holding up the famous blue shirt.

The low-key approach reflects a busy week for Rosenior, who has been travelling between London and Strasbourg to complete his move across the multi-club model and replace Enzo Maresca while minimising disruption to his former club.

Rosenior spoke to his squad for the first time on Tuesday, watched their defeat at Fulham on Wednesday and led a training session on Thursday. That session featured around half of his squad, with academy players such as Shim Mheuka, Reggie Walsh, Jesse Derry and Landon Emenalo making up the numbers.

The full squad will be in place for Friday's session, after which Rosenior will pick his first starting XI on Saturday evening for the FA Cup third round.

However, from a media perspective, it already feels as though Rosenior has been Chelsea manager for some time. He emerged as the frontrunner for the job soon after Maresca's shock New Year's Day departure.

Since then, Rosenior has held an exit media conference at Strasbourg, been unveiled by Chelsea, given his first interview to the club's channels and appeared on television before the Fulham match.

Many of the questions he faces today are likely to be framed by that defeat, with Chelsea now down to eighth in the Premier League and having faced mutinous chants from their supporters.