Malo Gusto has backed Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior to achieve success at the club, despite early criticism over the club’s poor run of form in recent outings.
Rosenior took over as permanent head coach following the surprise dismissal of Enzo Maresca in January and despite early promise, he has come under intense criticism over the Blues’ form.
The West London giants lost four games in a row before the international break, including a humiliating 8-2 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.
They have also lost to Newcastle United and Everton in the Premier League during this period, although Gusto is confident the club will return to achieving success under the Englishman.
“I think he [Rosenior] is a top coach, I saw that a lot of people criticised him”, Gusto stated.
“Not really [understanding why he is being criticised so much] I have worked with him a lot since he joined Chelsea.
“I think he is a top person first of all, a top manager as well and as you say, he is young. He is a lot of things for the future, but if he is the Chelsea manager it is because he has the talent for this.”
Gusto also believed that the players would need time to adapt to the new system, following the shock dismissal of Maresca on New Year’s Day.
Chelsea will be back in action on Saturday when they face Port Vale in the FA Cup quarterfinals, offering a big chance to return to winning ways and end their losing streak.
“As I said before, for us as a team, we have to believe in him, believe in the way we play, to stick to our plan and see how it goes”, Gusto added.
“He is a good person, he is really honest, really simple, you can see that he is really passionate.
“He wants to share it with us his passion for football and I feel like I want to play for him, I want to show my best when he puts me on the pitch”, the French defender concluded.
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