The key change in approach between Liam Rosenior and Enzo Maresca as new boss prepares for Premier League bow

Liam Rosenior is encouraging Chelsea ’s hierarchy to visit his changing room after every game, with the Blues boss dismissing claims they are there to mark the manager’s homework.

It has become a regular sight at Stamford Bridge to see the club’s sporting leadership team, often led by co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali, crossing the pitch after full-time to make their way towards the players’ domain. It was most recently the case after Wednesday’s 3-2 Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg loss at home to Arsenal .

Insiders say it is purely a supportive act to offer either congratulations or commiserations after every fixture – win, lose or draw. There were suggestions that Enzo Maresca was not overly fond of it, but Rosenior, who arrived at Chelsea from their sister side Strasbourg less than two weeks ago and faces Brentford on Saturday, described it as ‘great’ when asked for his take.

‘They have done every time I had a game at Strasbourg home or away, they were in the dressing room,’ he said. 'It’s nothing to do with a debrief. It’s to give confidence, it’s to talk, it’s to collaborate, it’s to think together. They were in there (after Arsenal) and I encourage them to keep coming in.’

Rosenior is confident his ideas will come good at Chelsea. While interim manager at Derby, he was one of the first in football to use a defender passing to his goalkeeper at a goal-kick.

‘Everyone does it now,’ Rosenior said. ‘When you play to the goalkeeper first, the ball is in the middle of the pitch so the opposition don't know where the ball can go.

Liam Rosenior has encouraged the Chelsea hierarchy to come into the dressing room rather than seeking to keep them out

Co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali has come under criticism from fans for being seen to have to close an eye on the club

‘The job for every coach, it's about winning. Fundamentally, you're doing these things to try to win a game of football. I've done this my whole career. I want to build from the back. I think I can count three times in five years where we've conceded a clear goal from a goal-kick build.

’At the same time, you want your players to feel good in the game. You don't want to take confidence away. I'm not saying we have to do something one way. I'm just giving the players options to be the best they can be.

‘I've analysed the last 18 months and watched every Chelsea game. I have a different build system to every other coach. It's not any better, it's not any worse, it's my way, it takes time.’

There was one moment during Rosenior’s pre-Brentford press conference where a journalist showed him a clip of his team passing from the back versus Arsenal.

‘I want the team to be comfortable, whether it's to play direct, whether it's to play through the pitch, to create an overload, either in the middle of the pitch or on the side, and to make the opposition run and press and tire them out,’ he replied after watching the footage.

Rosenior has been working tirelessly since taking over Chelsea as he explained: ‘My time away from the training ground has been pretty much sleep and watching clips of football. I haven't even looked at a house. I'll be honest, I haven't had time. But this is what I want.’