{"id":20503,"date":"2026-01-15T20:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/liam-rosenior-holds-meeting-with-players-on-hand-washing-as-virus-hits-chelsea-camp-ahead-of-busy-season\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:11:43","slug":"liam-rosenior-holds-meeting-with-players-on-hand-washing-as-virus-hits-chelsea-camp-ahead-of-busy-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/liam-rosenior-holds-meeting-with-players-on-hand-washing-as-virus-hits-chelsea-camp-ahead-of-busy-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Rosenior holds meeting with players on &#8216;hand washing&#8217; as virus hits Chelsea camp ahead of &#8216;busy season&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Chelsea doctors are doing everything they can to contain the virus &#8211; Rosenior<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: SNTV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"body\">\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">Chelsea&#8217;s squad is battling the virus, according to new head coach Liam Rosenior. He says he&#8217;s taking matters into his own hands to fight the virus.<\/div>\n<p>Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens were both absent from the squad for Wednesday&#8217;s defeat to the Gunners and will be favored to play in next month&#8217;s second leg.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior, who was also without captain Reece James, Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo due to injury, admitted on Thursday that several players had come down with the virus and held a meeting about hand-washing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(Delap), like Jamie Gittens, is still recovering at home at this time,&#8221; Rosenior told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our club doctors are doing everything in their power to contain what appears to be a virus. Several members of our staff have also come down. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col text-left focus:outline-none gap-tk-fx-between-elements-md\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"group relative w-full\" aria-label=\"Play video\" aria-pressed=\"false\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 rounded-tk-radius-rs-sm relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2026\/01\/14\/image-bb9e912f-29f4-4715-8853-b37b4441269e-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-thumbnail-caption text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" data-testid=\"body-thumbnail-caption\">\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">&#8216;Great coach&#8217; &#8211; Flick hints at Alonso&#8217;s &#8216;great future&#8217; after leaving Madrid<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: SNTV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cToday we talked with the players about the basics of hand washing, which is really important and we hope we can reduce the spread of infection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a busy period and we need everyone to leave healthy and ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior is trying to stabilize his side after a poor run of form, having won just three of their last 13 games, 11 of which were played under sacked coach Enzo Maresca.<\/p>\n<p>The virus struck at the wrong time for Rosenior, who is preparing to lead Chelsea into a difficult match.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">First, they host in-form Brentford as they look to overtake Keith Andrews&#8217; side, who are unbeaten in six games, before hosting Paphos next Wednesday night in the UEFA Champions League, which will be broadcast live on TNT Sport and Discovery Plus.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap-anywhere typo-tk-rs-body-md text-content-block-default-text-fill-01\" data-testid=\"body-paragraph\">A trip to Crystal Palace follows, followed by a return to European action with a trip to Naples as they aim for a place in the last 16 (which will also be broadcast live on TNT Sports and Discovery Plus).<\/div>\n<p>After a home league match against West Ham, Rosenior will face Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side again on February 3rd, with the aim of overturning their deficit in the first leg and progressing to the final at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to be the best team at the moment,&#8221; Rosenoir added. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I have to work on certain things because we don&#8217;t have training time. 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