The Blues head coach has been preparing his squad for this afternoon’s return to Premier League action, when we will host Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.

Speaking to the media on Friday, the conversation turned to team selection, in particular Rosenior’s choice of goalkeeper, after Filip Jorgensen got the nod between the posts for the matches against Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain, while Robert Sanchez started the FA Cup tie at Wrexham between those two games.

For Rosenior, the situation seems clear. Like in any other position on the pitch, he picks his starting XI based purely on performance, and looking at the wider picture, with nobody’s spot in the line-up guaranteed.

‘I’ve told the goalkeepers what they need to improve on, I’ve told them when they’ve done things really well. I’ve never had a conversation with a goalkeeper and told them they’re my number one,’ explained Rosenior.

‘I don’t think it creates uncertainty. If you’ve got two outstanding left-backs like [Marc] Cucurella or Jorrel Hato, does it create uncertainty for them? I want competition in every area of the pitch.

‘I’ve been here for two-and-a-half months, I want to give every player an opportunity to show me what they can do to win now, but also what they can do in terms of the long term.

‘The aim is to win things consistently in the long term and both goalkeepers, in different ways, are showing me really good things.’

Rosenior also believes that is an approach which has been shown to be successful in the past, pointing to two goalkeepers who won plenty of silverware at Chelsea previously as examples of meritocracy paying off in team selection.

‘I think if you go through history in most great clubs, whether it’s the goalkeeper position or number nine position, those shirts are earned on form, those shirts are earned on performance.

‘When Petr Cech came here he was a young goalkeeper, the same with [Thibaut] Courtois. They earned their time in the team with their performances and they earned their reputations with their performances on the pitch.’

Another vital part of the mentality Rosenior is trying to build at Chelsea is the importance of taking personal responsibility, in good times and bad – something he expects from himself as well as his players.

‘My idea is to always dominate, I think that’s why I’ve been recruited by the club to come here,’ he continued. ‘Every game is about building a team that is fearless, no matter who they play.

‘Accountability is collective. I make mistakes, everybody makes mistakes, that’s my point. It’s not all on me, it’s not all on the players. We’re a collective, we’re a group.

‘It’s all good when we win 4-1 at Aston Villa and everyone’s happy. Everyone takes accountability then, so you have to take accountability when things don’t go your way. For me that’s part of the culture I want at this club, for everybody to be part of the same thing, whether it’s a success or a defeat.’