Liam Roseniorcoach of Chelseaexploded after the tough defeat for his team 3-0 against Brighton.
The technician defined as “unacceptable and indefensible” the attitude of his players in their fifth consecutive defeat in the Premier League.
It was unacceptable in every aspect of the game. It hurts and I feel numb… The attitude was unacceptable. His performance tonight is indefensible
For the first time in 114 years, Chelseawho withdraws from the fight to get into the Champions League, adds five consecutive defeats without scoring.
Hinshelwood celebrates his goal against Chelsea
“It was unacceptable in all aspects of the game. It hurts and I feel stunned… The attitude was unacceptable. I always come out to defend the players, but tonight’s performance is indefensible,” denounced Liam Rosenior without hiding his anger.
Liam Rosenior: “I can’t continue defending what we’re seeing… It’s not enough. I can’t lie”
The Chelsea coach acknowledged that drastic changes were needed and asked his players, whom accused of unprofessionalismto make self-criticism.
That doesn’t represent anything I want to see and I will never see it again. Performance in terms of professionalism was conspicuous by its absence
“The way we conceded goals, the number of duels we lost, the team’s lack of intensity… something has to change drastically here right now. I take responsibility, I’ve always said it, but after tonight, I think the players must also make self-criticism. You can talk about tactics, but tactics come after the basics,” he shared.
Liam Rosenior: “I can’t continue defending what we’re seeing… It’s not enough. I can’t lie”
Liam Rosenior verbalized that “I can’t continue defending what we’re seeing… It’s not enough. I can’t lie. I’m going to tell the truth, and this was unacceptable in every way.”
We’ll see if the players can handle the criticism. So far I have not criticized them. I have defended them. They deserved it. But I’ll tell the truth
“That does not represent anything that I want to see and I will never see it again. The performance in terms of professionalism was conspicuous by its absence. Some of the things I witnessed against Brighton I never want to see again,” he said.
Liam Rosenior: “It’s about playing for the club, and that performance in itself was damning”
Liam Rosenior warned his players that “it’s not about playing for me. It’s about playing for the club. It’s about playing for the shirt. It’s about playing to win football games. I can talk about what I saw tonight. You can interpret it however you want, whether you play for me or not, but that performance in itself was damning.”
“We’ll see if the players can handle the criticism. Until now I haven’t criticized them. I’ve defended them. They deserved it. But I’m going to tell the truth. I always come out here and tell the truth. And I also blame myself. It’s not just about blaming the players. I’m part of this process,” he said.
Chelsea are now seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool in the Champions League race, with only four games remaining.
