Sacked EFL manager to replace Patrick Vieira as boss of Chelsea’s sister club in shock move
PATRICK VIEIRA is set to be replaced as Strasbourg boss by a recently-axed EFL manager, it’s been claimed.
The former Arsenal and France midfielder was given his marching orders by the Ligue 1 side this week, just a year after being given the job.
Strasbourg are working frantically to try to find a new manager before they kick off their domestic campaign in a month’s time.
And they are reportedly on the verge of appointing Liam Rosenior as Viera’s successor
That’s according to L’Equipe, who claim the BluCo brass – who own Premier League big boys Chelsea – are on the brink of making him the French outfit’s new gaffer.
Rosenior, 40, has reportedly pipped former Millwall and Rochdale bosses Joe Edwards and Brian Barry-Murphy to land the gig.
The seemingly imminent appointment of Rosenior comes as a shock as he was sacked by Hull in May.
He was given the boot by The Championship side after failing to guide them into the play-offs.
“It has been an honour, a joy and a pleasure to lead a football club that I love for the last 18 months,” Rosenior said after his departure from MKM Stadium.
“I would like to thank every member of staff, every player I worked with, every fan who supported us on the journey and also to Acun Ilicali and Tan Kesler for believing in me enough to give me the opportunity to manage Hull City.
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“I take immense pride in the massive progress and growth of the club in this period, both on and off the pitch, and the small part I played in it.
“I genuinely hope that the hard work of everybody at the football club continues to move things in an upward trajectory.
“Working with Acun, Tan and his football brain team has been an incredible learning experience and with the passion, energy, determination and hard work they have put into this club.
“I am sure they will get the vision and success that they crave in the long term.
“Seeing the team and players develop, improve and grow in an 18 month period, in a style that we believed in, has been amazing.
“And I have enjoyed every moment of working with an outstanding group of people who gave me trust, spirit and togetherness, not just in games, but in every single training session that we worked in.
“Great people who I have loved being around. Always together.”
Rosenior’s first competitive game in charge of Strasbourg – if he’s appointed as their new manager – will be the club’s Ligue 1 opener against Montpellier on August 18.