'Indefensible' and 'unacceptable' - furious Rosenior questions Chelsea's desire

Sahadan kritik gelişmeler geliyor. Furious Rosenior questions Chelsea's desire To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Things need to change after 'unacceptable' defeat - Rosenior By Nizaar Kinsella Football reporter Published 21 April 2026, 23:12 BST 122 Comments Updated 3 minutes ago Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior said his team's performance was both "indefensible" and "unacceptable" as he faced angry chants from his own supporters for the first time. The chants began when Chelsea fell 1-0 behind at the Amex Stadium, with the visitors having barely registered an attempt on goal, before they eventually succumbed to a 3-0 defeat on Tuesday night .

It was a worrying display and a further dip in performance given Chelsea did not mount a shot on goal until the 40th minute and were error-prone defensively. Chelsea extend an unwanted run of five consecutive defeats without scoring, their worst such sequence since 1912. It played out in front of influential co-owner Behdad Eghbali and the club's sporting directors on the south coast, where Rosenior began his coaching career.

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As a result, questions will grow over whether the Englishman can continue in the dugout in the long term, with a last chance to save the season to come in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against Leeds on Sunday. In response to questioning about delivering such a poor display, Rosenior said: "It was unacceptable in every aspect of the game, unacceptable in our attitude. I keep coming out and defending of the players.

"That's indefensible, that performance tonight. The manner of the goals we conceded, the amount of duels that we lost, the lack of intensity in the team. Something needs to change drastically right now.

"I think the players as well need to have a look in the mirror for what they put in. You can talk about tactics, tactics come after the basics. Having more courage to play, winning duels, winning headers, tackles, conceding terrible goals.

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That was an unacceptable performance tonight. " Seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool , having played a game more, Chelsea 's Champions League hopes look in tatters and there are questions about whether the head coach, the players or the fans are on the same page. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Chelsea have won just one of their past nine Premier League matches Rosenior's remarkable interview - the best quotes "I don't feel there's a disconnect between me and the players.

"We work very closely with them in training, in individual meetings and team meetings. We are giving everything to the players. "There is a lack of spirit and a lack of belief, which can create that perception.

I can't argue with that at the moment because the run we're on is unacceptable and that performance definitely was as well. "It's very soon after the game and I'm an emotional person, but that was unacceptable - unacceptable. We lost 80% of duels and didn't win a single header.

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