Rosenior blasts Chelsea flops after ‘unacceptable’ Brighton defeat

SportsRosenior blasts Chelsea flops after 'unacceptable' Brighton defeatBy AFP -Apr 22, 2026Liam Rosenior slammed Chelsea’s “unacceptable” 3-0 defeat against Brighton as the furious Blues boss accused his players of lacking “desire, spirit and courage”. Rosenior’s side were blown away at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday, with goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck leaving their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League in tatters. It is the first time that Chelsea have lost five consecutive league games without scoring since 1912. Beaten seven times in their last eight games in all competitions, the Blues have just one victory in their past nine league matches. Chelsea are languishing in seventh place, seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool in the fight for the top-five finish that guarantees a Champions League berth. Rosenior, who heard chants for his sacking from angry Chelsea fans, laid the blame at his players’ feet in a remarkable post-match tirade. “I have defended the players at times when it was the correct thing but I can’t defend that performance. It doesn’t represent this football club, it doesn’t represent anything I ask from the group and that has to change,” he said. “I feel numb I’m so angry. I always speak on what I see and that was unacceptable. The goals we conceded were unacceptable and that is something I have to hold my hands up to. “Tonight was not tactical. This was about desire, spirit, courage and I did not see enough of that. “Nowhere near good enough and we have to improve that.” Rosenior’s team are in danger of missing out on European football altogether unless they can halt their wretched run. They face Leeds in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday knowing a defeat at Wembley could push Rosenior to the brink of the sack just months after he arrived from Strasbourg to replace Enzo Maresca in January. ‘Nowhere near the levels’ Asked how he can turn the tide at Chelsea, Rosenior said: “I have my own ideas, I a...