Liam Rosenior has silenced his Chelsea doubters, but is his praise too premature?

Liam Rosenior may have been the subject of a barrage of online jokes since taking over as Chelsea boss, but it has all gone rather quiet.

The former Strasbourg head coach sure knows how to talk a good game, but he has already backed up his claims with some promising results.

After Chelsea's impressive 3-2 win over Napoli, the 41-year-old has now won five of his first six games in charge, with the only loss coming against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup.

While he may have silenced his doubters, is it too soon to be heaping praise on Enzo Maresca's successor?

Premier League performances have been mixed

Rosenior may have already taken charge of six games, but remarkably, only two of those have come in the Premier League.

The first of those came against Brentford at Stamford Bridge, and although the 2-0 scoreline may suggest a comfortable victory, it was anything but.

Keith Andrews' side were the more threatening on several fronts that Saturday afternoon, but goals from Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer somehow got the Blues over the line.

Indeed, the Bees notched 15 shots to Chelsea's six, while they had five shots on target to Chelsea's two - both of which were goals.

Furthermore, Brentford totalled 33 touches in the Blues' box compared to their 11, with Caoimhin Kelleher not making a single save.

Rosenior's men were far more dangerous in their 3-1 win over Crystal Palace last weekend, though they faced the Eagles at the perfect time, with the club in a state of turmoil.

Again, it was Palace who dominated most of the attacking metrics, so it will be intriguing to see how Chelsea fare when they face a tougher opponent.

With West Ham and Wolves their next Premier League opponents, it will likely be some time before the Blues are really tested.

What has Roesnior got right at Chelsea?

While performances have been mixed, it is the results that Rosenior will be judged on at this stage of his Chelsea tenure, and nobody can argue against them.

The Blues' results against Charlton Athletic and the Gunners went as expected, but it was the Champions League trip to Naples that felt like a defining one.

After finally overcoming Pafos' low block, the West London club travelled to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium needing a win to secure automatic qualification for the knockout stages.

It must be noted that Antonio Conte's side have been poor in Europe, but they simply had to win to have any chance of securing a play-off spot.

Not only did Chelsea triumph, but Rosenior's men recovered from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2. To his credit, he saw that a back three was not working and made several pivotal substitutions that gave his team the upper hand.

Clearly, his team bonding sessions have been productive, and there was even time for a joke with Pedro whilst he gave a post-match interview with the press.

Sandwiched between their upcoming Premier League games with two of the bottom three, the Blues travel to the Emirates in a game that could significantly sway Rosenior's doubters in his favour.

It may be too soon to judge the Englishman, but progress to the Carabao Cup final, and it would be impossible not to say he has been a success.

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