An indignant Liam Rosenior blasted the perspective of his Chelsea gamers after an ‘unacceptable and indefensible’ efficiency at Brighton condemned the Blues to a fifth straight Premier League defeat.
The Seagulls ran out comfy 3-0 winners to pile the stress on Rosenior as Chelsea’s depressing run of type continued.
The Blues have now misplaced 5 matches in a row with out scoring for the primary time in 114 years, leaving their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League in tatters.
And Rosenior didn’t maintain again after the match as he warned ‘drastic’ modifications have been wanted, informed his gamers they wanted to ‘look within the mirror’ and accused them of missing professionalism in a brutal public takedown of his personal workforce.
‘That was unacceptable in each side of the sport,’ he mentioned. ‘I am hurting and I really feel numb.
‘The perspective was unacceptable. I preserve popping out and defending the gamers however that efficiency tonight is indefensible.
Liam Rosenior blasted his gamers for an ‘unacceptable and indefensible’ show at Brighton
Chelsea suffered their fifth straight Premier League defeat after a dismal 3-0 loss
‘The style of the targets we conceded, the quantity of duels that we misplaced, the dearth of depth within the workforce… one thing wants to vary drastically right here proper now.
‘I’m accountable, I’ve all the time mentioned that, however after tonight, I believe the gamers as effectively want to take a look within the mirror for what they put in. You possibly can discuss techniques, techniques come after the fundamentals.
‘I am unable to preserve popping out right here and defending a few of the issues that we’re seeing.
‘In opposition to Manchester United, the outcomes weren’t there however I felt like we would turned a nook however the normal perspective, spirit and willpower was missing, other than perhaps three or 4 of the 11. That’s nowhere close to sufficient for this membership.
‘It is nowhere close to sufficient. I am unable to come out and lie. I am going to come out and inform the reality and that was unacceptable in each space.’
Rosenior accused his gamers of missing ‘braveness’ in conceding the primary objective at Brighton, scored by Ferdi Kadioglu simply three minutes in.
He added: ‘We are able to discuss a insecurity or outcomes not going our manner however that doesn’t symbolize something that I need to see and I will not ever see it once more.
‘The efficiency by way of professionalism wasn’t there. It was a very, actually troublesome evening – essentially the most troublesome evening to this point [for me] at this magnificent soccer membership but additionally in my profession as a result of a few of the issues I used to be witnessing in the present day I by no means need to see once more.’
The dreadful efficiency and the sight of Moises Caicedo jogging again for Brighton’s second objective led to Rosenior being requested whether or not he nonetheless has the religion of the gamers within the dressing room.
‘It is not about taking part in for me,’ the 41-year-old added. ‘It is about taking part in for the membership. It is about taking part in for the shirt. It is about taking part in to win video games of soccer. I can converse on what I noticed tonight. You possibly can learn something into it that you really want, whether or not they’re taking part in for me or not, however that efficiency in itself was damning. It stood every thing towards what I imagine in.
‘We’ll discover out (if the gamers can take that criticism). I have never criticised them up until now. I’ve defended them. They’ve deserved that. However I’ll inform the reality. I all the time come out right here and inform the reality. And I blame myself as effectively. It is not simply blaming the gamers. I am a part of that course of.’
Rosenior’s struggling facet dropped to seventh following the defeat at Brighton, which got here three days after a 1-0 residence loss to Man United.
Rosenior appeared to supply an apology to the travelling Chelsea followers, a lot of whom had left
Chelsea are actually seven factors behind fifth-placed Liverpool within the race for the Champions League and have simply 4 matches remaining.
Livid Blues followers made clear their emotions in the direction of the top coach in the course of the Brighton recreation, with massive sections of the away finish telling him to ‘f*** off’.
‘I perceive the followers’ frustration,’ mentioned Rosenior. ‘It is my job as the top coach and the supervisor of the soccer membership. The buck stops with me. I’ve thick pores and skin and I perceive why the followers are annoyed. I am annoyed with the performances we’re placing in.
‘I’ve simply acquired to maintain working laborious with the workers, with the gamers. However what I do must do is absolutely take a look at how we go about video games, the personnel of the workforce, who I can belief and depend on in troublesome moments, as a result of not sufficient gamers confirmed that in the present day within the recreation.’
The membership’s co-owner, Beghad Eghbali, was within the stands to witness the capitulation on the south coast.
Rosenior should now choose his gamers up, if he stays in cost, for the FA Cup semi-final conflict with Leeds at Wembley on Sunday.
‘I’ll take a look at the workforce, I’ll take a look at people and I’ll take a look at a workforce I can belief to do the fundamentals of soccer,’ he mentioned.
‘That does not symbolize me and it does not symbolize the soccer membership in any manner and that has to vary beginning with the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday.
‘Chelsea represents battle, spirit and willpower, and that was missing in each division this night.
‘On Sunday, I’ll choose a workforce that may symbolize the membership within the right method.’
