Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior is going to Hull with a team he says is good enough to win the game as he returns to his old haunt.
Rosenior has a lot of connections to this club, having played and managed there himself, and also having family there.
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So when The Blues face Hull City in the FA Cup on Friday night this week, it will be an emotional return for the now Chelsea head coach.
It could be a potential banana skin type game for Chelsea, but Rosenior believes he is going there with a starting Xl more than capable of winning the game, even if he decides to rest some key players after playing on Tuesday this week.
Rosenior speaks
Liam Rosenior speaks after a Leeds draw.
‘This is going to be a difficult game and I want to do well in this competition,’ he said in words cited on the Chelsea website. ‘I don’t see it any differently than a Premier League game or a Champions League game.
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‘We will go there with a team I think will be good enough to win the game. I will want to take this game really seriously. We’re going to have to because they’re in good form and used to winning games at the moment.
‘Hull City is very special for me. My grandma was a season ticket holder. I’ve got my family going up as the club means a lot to me for many reasons. Hopefully we can put on a really good show, it will be amazing to go back.
‘Without Hull, without the experience of being there as a player and as a manager, I would not be sitting here. I’ve got a lot to thank the club for and I had some amazing times there, both as a player and as a coach.
‘It’s really good to see them doing so well in the league. It’s a great club, great people, great fans, a great city. It’s going to be an emotional one for me to go back.’
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