Chelsea slump at Brighton sparks Rosenior dissent
After Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton, pressure mounts on Liam Rosenior with speculation over Chelsea’s next manager intensifying.
QPR are linked with ex-Chelsea defender Filipe Luis as a managerial option, but a fan pundit is ‘baffled’, backing Julien Stephan to stay after signs of progress.
After Chelsea’s 3-0 loss at Brighton, Chalobah says players ‘ran their socks off’, while Rosenior said the performance was about desire and ‘unacceptable’, highlighting a growing rift.
Chelsea concede an 11th goal from a corner this season, equalling their Premier League worst from 1994-95, in the 3-0 loss at Brighton. The Blues have five league defeats without scoring since 1912 and sit seventh, seven points off fifth.
Jose Mourinho’s Benfica target £54m winger Pedro Neto amid Chelsea’s poor form and tension around Rosenior, with Estevao Willian and Geovany Quenda waiting in the wings.
After Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, Fabian Hurzeler praised his side’s structure, leadership and consistent football, with goals from Kadioglu, Hinshelwood and Welbeck moving them above the Blues.
Chelsea are in a five-club fight for Sporting centre-back Goncalo Inacio at €60m and have joined the race for Anthony Gordon. The Blues are also linked with Alex Scott and Gabriel Mec.
Post Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, Enzo Fernandez, wearing the armband, lingered before the away end, with a journalist questioning if it was a ‘statement’, as Rosenior called the display ‘indefensible’.
Chelsea cut three first-team staff, including former academy coach Ed Brand, amid a £262.4m loss. The club is still backing Rosenior for the summer rebuild, with major sales possible if Europe is missed.
Chelsea’s 18-year-old Estevao suffered a grade four hamstring injury in the 1-0 loss to Man United, leaving him in tears and highly unlikely to make Brazil’s World Cup squad.
Jason Cundy, ‘disgusted’ after Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, predicts Leeds will dump the Blues out of the FA Cup semi-final, citing five league defeats without a goal and worries over a lack of shots on target.
After Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, Tim Sherwood says Rosenior ‘will not survive’. Blues face Leeds next in the FA Cup and are on their worst league run in 114 years, with five defeats without a goal.
Chelsea’s 3-0 loss at Brighton lays bare flaws: 32 minutes for first tackle, out-run in 34 straight league games, xG 0.04 first half and no shot on target. Rosenior blasts ‘unacceptable’ effort.
Ex-Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel says Mikel Arteta is ‘rattled’ and has ‘lost control’ compared with Pep Guardiola, amid Arsenal’s mixed form in league and cups.
Chelsea lose 3-0 at Brighton as Kadioglu, Hinshelwood and Welbeck score. Rosenior calls display ‘indefensible’, apologises to fans. Blues are seventh, with five league losses without a goal.
