{"id":885720,"date":"2026-01-17T17:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/rosenior-admits-chelsea-have-a-lot-more-work-to-do-despite-maiden-premier-league-win\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T17:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:23:50","slug":"rosenior-admits-chelsea-have-a-lot-more-work-to-do-despite-maiden-premier-league-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/rosenior-admits-chelsea-have-a-lot-more-work-to-do-despite-maiden-premier-league-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosenior admits Chelsea have \u2018a lot more work to do\u2019 despite maiden Premier League win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liam Rosenior admitted Chelsea have \u201ca lot more work to do\u201d, though he was happy with his side\u2019s performance as they secured a 2-0 victory over Brentford in his first Premier League match in charge of the Blues.<\/p>\n

Joao Pedro blasted into the roof of the net after a timely deflection fell his way to open the scoring in the first half, before Cole Palmer wrapped up the points late in the second with a well-taken spot kick.<\/p>\n

Mathias Jensen and Kevin Schade both spurned golden chances for the Bees, who saw a six-match winning run come to an end, while Alejandro Garnacho also wasted a good opportunity from point-blank range for the Blues in the first half.<\/p>\n

The victory saw Rosenior join Graham Potter to become only the second Chelsea manager since Maurizio Sarri in 2018 to win their first Premier League game in charge of the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy. A lot more work to do but to win against a very good side, I was delighted with the attitude,\u201d Rosenior told BBC Match of the Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to find a way that we\u2019re very good with the ball. We got our clean sheet and defended against a consistently good team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I love and what I demand. I know I\u2019ve got a talented group, I\u2019ve been telling them all week. You have to find a way to win and the lads certainly did that this afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat reaction to losing the ball. We don\u2019t have the training time to work on patterns all the time. My job is to stay calm and make the right substitutions. My job is to help my players win games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love being here and I want to be successful with this group. It\u2019s my first Premier League group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite picking up the win, Chelsea were not at their fluent best on Saturday, managing just six total shots, scoring with their two on target. This marks the fewest shots the Blues have had in a Premier League home win since October 2014 against Arsenal (five).<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you want to be a winning team then you have to find a way to win when you\u2019re not at your best,\u201d Rosenior added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said a few things about the club\u2019s demands. I want us to play free-flowing football and for the fans to enjoy what we do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to help the lads improve and win games of football at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brentford, meanwhile, will feel unlucky to have not found the net as their struggles in away London derbies continued.<\/p>\n

The Bees have now lost five of their last six away league matches against London rivals (W1), including each of the last four by an identical 2-0 scoreline.<\/p>\n

Despite the loss, Brentford boss Keith Andrews maintained that he was nonetheless proud of his side\u2019s display.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just weren\u2019t clinical enough with the chances we had,\u201d Andrews told BBC Match of the Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t give up anything at the other end. I\u2019m proud of the performance levels. The growth of the team is there for everyone to see.<\/p>\n

\u201cMistakes can happen in the game. I want us to play with courage and we did that today. I thought we were excellent. Some of our play was high-level and against elite-level opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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