Liam Rosenior launched a scathing attack on his Chelsea players after a 3-0 defeat at Brighton on Tuesday night, describing the performance as "indefensible" and leaving him feeling "numb". The result all but extinguished Chelsea's faint hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
The loss was Chelsea's fifth consecutive Premier League defeat, and they have failed to score in each of those matches. Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, the visibly furious head coach did not hold back, calling the display "unacceptable in every aspect".
"By far. By far. It was unacceptable in every aspect of the game," Rosenior said when asked if it was the worst result of his tenure. "I keep coming out and defending the players. That was indefensible, that performance tonight. The manner of the goals we conceded, the duels that we lost. Something has to change drastically right here, right now."
The 41-year-old continued: "We need to look at ourselves in the mirror. I can't come out and lie. I tell the truth. That was an unacceptable performance at every level."
The defeat leaves Chelsea in seventh place, with Brighton leapfrogging them into sixth. With their form showing no signs of improvement, Chelsea now face the real prospect of missing out on European qualification altogether unless they can arrest their alarming slide.
