After being appointed on Tuesday and taking a watching brief against Fulham, Rosenior got down to work at our Surrey training base yesterday. The 41-year-old's first session was with the players who didn't play significant minutes at Craven Cottage. His second, held this morning, was with the wider first-team group.

Rosenior appreciates that he will get to know his squad better in time, but he has no doubts about the quality the Blues possess. It's simply about that being realised and showcased game in, game out.

'I'm very excited to work with this group,' our new head coach explained during his first press conference. 'I've had two wonderful days being welcomed by them and by everyone – I feel at home already.

'The players have been magnificent with me and their engagement and how they've made my staff and me at home, and now I want to get into the games with them.'

Rosenior has firmly emphasised in the opening days of his tenure that the youthful make-up of the Chelsea squad is a strength. Yet he appreciates that raw talent alone is not enough to deliver success.

'They are outstanding and talented players with huge potential and the job for me is to turn that potential into reality,' he explained.

'Having potential is one thing; I'm potentially a very good coach, the players are potentially – although some of them already are – world-class players. But we can't be potentially a world-class team; we need to be a world-class team. That's where I'm trying to take the club.'

Born a couple of miles away from Stamford Bridge, Rosenior knows the history of the club he now leads. He also understands and values the club's culture and tradition of success.

In addition to watching from the stands against Fulham, he has also looked back on our previous performances, including our 1-1 draw against Manchester City, at the end of which captain Reece James was named Player of the Match.

James, a boyhood Chelsea supporter, is someone who has already impressed Rosenior, both on and off the pitch. yet our new head coach believes the Blues skipper can reach even greater heights in the future.

'I've analysed the recent games we've played in and I have to say that Reece, in terms of his impact on the group, in terms of his performances when he's been on the pitch, he's growing every day.

'It's exciting to be working with Reece at this stage of his career because I think he has levels that he can go even beyond what he's performing now. I think that's where a lot of these players are.

Rosenior added: 'What I've learned in the last two days, not just about Reece or the leadership group, all the players want success. All of them are honest. They've worked magnificently for me the last two days and I can't wait to get to know them better.'