Jamie O’Hara highlights valid point on why Chelsea won’t sack Liam Rosenior

 While Chelsea fans grow restless following a fourth straight defeat, Jamie O’Hara has pointed to Liam Rosenior’s contract as the primary reason the board won’t pull the trigger.

A perfect opportunity presented itself for Chelsea to make progress in the top-five race after Manchester United and Liverpool dropped points, but it’s come to nothing.

And things are about to get even more difficult with Manchester United and Manchester City up next in the Premier League, which could decide Chelsea’s fate.

Chelsea‘s defeat to Everton sees Liam Rosenior go four games without a win, which is a record that Frank Lampard last completed during his second stint at Stamford Bridge.

However, Jamie O’Hara believes that the Chelsea owners won’t get rid of Rosenior.

Jamie O’Hara points at Liam Rosenior’s contract at Chelsea

Speaking on TalkSPORT during Chelsea’s loss to Everton, Rory Jennings and Jamie O’Hara were reacting to the performance, which resulted in calls for Rosenior’s sacking.

“Disgrace, they are a disgrace, they are an absolute disgrace. Everyone out there is a disgrace to the badge.

“Liam Rosenior should be sacked now. What are we… 77 minutes into the game, he should be sacked now. It’s a travesty if he is the manager…”

O’Hara then brought up that Rosenior is on a five-year deal with the option of an extra year.

Jennings, in response, said.

“It’s irrelevant.

“We gave Lewis Hall a deal and then sold him to Newcastle. We’ve given Liam Rosenior a deal, it’s time to sell him.

“He is gone, he is out the club, he cannot be the Chelsea manager!”

Jamie O’Hara makes a valid point on Liam Rosenior

Jamie O’Hara’s assessment of Liam Rosenior’s job security highlights a cold financial reality that often outweighs failure at the modern Chelsea.

By pointing to Rosenior’s five-and-a-half-year contract, which reportedly runs until 2031 with a further one-year option, O’Hara correctly identifies a massive payout barrier. Sacking a manager so early into a long-term deal would cost Chelsea upwards of £15 million in severance alone, a figure that could severely hamper their compliance with the Premier League’s strict Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

Following a record £10.75 million fine for historical financial breaches just this month, the board is under immense pressure to avoid other exceptional items on the balance sheet.