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“I’m here because I care about this club [Strasbourg] and I felt it was right to answer your questions physically here today before I move on.”<\/p>\n
Rosenior said Strasbourg first-team coach Kalifa Cisse, assistant head coach Justin Walker and head of analysis Ben Warner will join him at Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ronseior joined Strasbourg in July 2024 and guided the French club to seventh in Ligue 1 last season, securing European football for the first time in eight years.<\/p>\n His final match was a 1-1 draw at Nice on Saturday, their fifth league game without a win.<\/p>\n They are seventh in Ligue 1 and top of the Conference League.<\/p>\n “The last 18 months have been a joy and the best of my professional career,” Ronseior said.<\/p>\n “I will love this club for the rest of my life but I cannot turn down Chelsea<\/a>.”<\/p>\n The former Fulham<\/a> and Hull full-back has never managed in the Premier League but previously coached in the Championship with Derby County and the Tigers.<\/p>\n “I would not have accepted the Chelsea<\/a> job if I was not ready,” Rosenior said.<\/p>\n “There are clubs you just cannot turn down. I hope the Strasbourg fans can see that and be proud of that.”<\/p>\n He added: “I have had interest from many clubs, including Champions League clubs, which I have always been open with to [our president] Marc [Keller] and our ownership.”<\/p>\n Chelsea<\/a> sit fifth in the Premier League before their game against Fulham<\/a> at Craven Cottage on Wednesday (19:30 GMT).<\/p>\n Caretaker manager Calum McFarlane was in place for Chelsea<\/a>‘s 1-1 draw at Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n