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An Moving Event when Rosenior Shatters Barriers
This is a defining event that honors the rise of a young, black English head coach.'
"He is an excellent coach who understands the game intimately, and that's what matters most.
"But, as the Blues' first African heritage footballer, it would be dishonest if I said this news doesn't move me."
Those are the words expressed by the former Chelsea winger, the man who earned his historic first appearance for the Blues' first team off the bench back in the spring of 1982.
This week, Chelsea named Strasbourg boss Rosenior, aged 41, as their new manager after the departure of Enzo Maresca.
The French club is part of the multi-club ownership group which also owns the London club.
Statistics show just 12 black managers – not including individuals holding temporary caretaker roles – in the Premier League since it began thirty-four years ago.
"What really strikes me about Liam is he was raised and played not far from here, he knows this area," added Canoville.
"Whenever kids see a figure like Rosenior managing their club, someone who looks like them, from a similar background, from a household that champions what's right… it is profound demonstrating the path is there.
"So yes, it is a massive step for Chelsea, for the capital, for every young person with big dreams.
"But right now? We must support Rosenior, give him what he needs, and allow him to get on with the job."
What Does the Data Indicate?
The iconic Dutchman Ruud Gullit became Chelsea head coach in 1996 thereby becoming the top flight's first African heritage manager.
Twelve years later, in 2008, Paul Ince was appointed as the first black English manager in the top flight when he took over Blackburn Rovers.
West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo is the sole additional current Premier League gaffer of colour.
The scarcity of ethnic minority managers throughout English football corresponds with a lack of diversity in the boardroom.
According to the BFP 2023 study, 43% of top-flight players are from African or Caribbean heritage.
Yet, analysis from the equality organization revealed just 3.2% of executive and leadership management teams at 17 of 20 Premier League clubs are from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
At senior coaching positions, based on data from 11 clubs, the percentage stands at 2%.
For all coaching roles – including senior roles – from the same eleven clubs, the figure is five percent.
"He has undoubtedly broken barriers in terms of him being announced as Chelsea head coach, and as an organization, we want to witness more such appointments," said the chief executive of Kick It Out Samuel Okafor.
"It is acknowledged that there exists a wealth of ability that exists in the ethnic minority groups... aspiring coaches want the opportunity to show what they can do. We need to continue to striving to dismantle those obstacles down."
Furthermore, Rosenior will become the fourth full-time English head coaches presently managing in the top flight – alongside Sean Dyche, Eddie Howe as well as Scott Parker – which trails Europe's remaining big five divisions in terms of homegrown managers.
16 of the 20 top-flight coaches in Italy are Italian, Eleven of the 20 are Spanish, 12 in the Bundesliga are German while Ten in Ligue 1 in France.
The present Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane commented: "I have no doubt all aspiring British managers with a youth development pedigree are, in some way regardless of allegiance, supporting Liam.
"It's truly inspirational to young English coaches in the system to see an individual get that job with his background and we hope he does highly successful."
Liam Rosenior becomes the London club's second-ever black manager following in the footsteps of Ruud Gullit.
It is vital to remember – he's there due to ability'
His father, Leroy, Liam's father, had a career with clubs such as West London clubs, the Hammers and Queens Park Rangers, with his coaching stint culminating in a brief spell in charge of the third-tier club Brentford FC in 2006.
Two years ago, he was awarded an MBE in that year's 2019 New Year Honours for his services to tackling discrimination within the sport and wider society.
After Liam hung up his boots he pursued his father's footsteps. He started writing articles for a national newspaper, and in one piece he acknowledged the under-representation of black coaches. He highlighted that ethnicity does not influence coaching skill and said roles should be given based on qualification.
He also made a point he has often stated: that vast lack of diversity leads to a failure to understand regarding footballers from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
In a podcast with The Athletic FC, Rosenior highlighted how his star striker, Emmanuel Emegha, was labelled "difficult" and "emotional", but said he understood the Dutch international of Nigerian descent. The striker is expected to join him in moving from Strasbourg to Chelsea this summer.
In further Guardian columns, Rosenior also admitted to being "ashamed" to hear an unnamed coach make a homophobic slur. He vowed support for the Premier League's Rainbow Laces campaign and wrote an open letter to the former US President while he was in office, condemning his "overt" prejudice.
He has subsequently made his name in the dugout – initially with Hull City, later at Strasbourg – and Wayne Rooney said this week he was "as good a coach as I've ever worked with" following their collaboration at Derby County.
Rosenior said goodbye at Strasbourg on Tuesday morning prior to putting pen to paper on a long-term contract at Chelsea.
Chelsea boasted the top flight's first black boss with Gullit and the first black skipper in Paul Elliott.
Elliott has since worked in several senior positions, among them the FA's diversity and inclusion board|
Margaret Crane
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