Chelsea's players helped create this mess. Now they must clear it up

Is this a new era of player power at Chelsea?The question seems an unlikely one, given how frequently a perceived lack of dressing-room leadership is cited by critics as one of the key flaws in this BlueCo project. But there is no doubt that Liam Rosenior’s demise, less than four months into a six-and-a-half-year contract as Chelsea head coach, was in part the result of his lack of authority over his former squad.Advertisement