Halfway through his post-match interview at Molineux, Liam Rosenior suddenly became distracted and started corpsing. He’d been eulogising Cole Palmer for his hat-trick to sink Wolves for Chelsea’s last Premier League win 12 days ago, but all train of thought was lost when he spotted his matchwinner listening to his words of praise, Palmer lurking in the background and grinning.
It was a moment waiting to be clipped up and shared, but also a sign of Rosenior’s encouraging start to life as Chelsea head coach. That most basic requirement — yet so often overlooked — has been met: he has rapport with his players.
