Brighton 3-0 Chelsea: Liam Rosenior blames embarrassing Blues stars for costly Premier League defeat

Liam Rosenior has seemingly tried to region himself from Chelsea's embarrassing show during a 3-0 decision astatine Brighton & Hove Albion connected Tuesday night.

The Blues produced 1 of their astir ineffective performances successful caller representation arsenic they tamely succumbed to the Seagulls.

Chelsea failed to person a changeable connected target, nor created thing of note, portion Brighton scored from 3 of their 9 shots connected people and 15 successful total.

After a sixth Premier League decision successful 7 games and 5th successful a enactment without scoring a goal, Rosenior appears to beryllium person to the sack astatine Stamford Bridge.

However, speaking to Sky Sports aft the crippled astatine the Amex Stadium, Rosenior was prepared to blasted his players for the effect connected the South coast.

'Being accused of throwing successful the towel is unacceptable'

Facing suggestions that Chelsea's squad person "thrown successful the towel" nether his leadership, Rosenior claimed that 'you request to inquire the players'.

He said: "You tin talk astir a deficiency of confidence, oregon results not going our way. That doesn't correspond thing that I privation to see, and I won't ever spot it again.

"The show successful presumption of professionalism wasn't there. It was a really, truly hard night, the astir hard nighttime - not adjacent present astatine this magnificent shot nine - but successful my career. Some of the things I witnessed today, I don't privation to ever spot again.

"You person to inquire the players. If you're playing astatine this elite shot club, oregon immoderate shot club, to beryllium adjacent accused of throwing the towel successful is unacceptable. That's each I'm going to say. I'm hurting, I'm feeling numb. That doesn't correspond me. That doesn't correspond the shot nine successful anyway. That has to change, starting with the FA Cup semi-final connected Sunday.

"I don't privation to spell into that close now. I person my ain thoughts, my ain feelings. I person discussed successful extent astir this shot nine -regardless of who is the manager - astir what needs to hap astatine this shot nine for it to beryllium wherever it needs to be. It's astir this shot club, Chelsea represents fight, tone and determination. That was lacking successful each section this evening.

"We've had injuries. It's not an excuse, it's a reality. That teams we enactment retired contiguous was acold amended than its engagement successful the game. I volition prime a squad that volition correspond the nine successful the close manner.

"This was a immense crippled and we didn't deed anyplace adjacent the mark. Every crippled betwixt present and the extremity of the play is simply a immense game, and it needs to look similar that successful the mode we play."

Should Chelsea sack Rosenior?

Such was the mode of the show against Brighton that the question of whether Rosenior should beryllium sacked straight earlier an FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United should beryllium asked.

Rosenior has described the show arsenic "indefensible", but helium made the determination to power to a backmost three, not helped by injuries, aft his squad had controlled overmuch of their crippled with Manchester United connected Saturday night, albeit inactive falling to defeat.

He has besides repeatedly chosen players who are not performing and ignored prospects who merit their chance.

While galore Chelsea fans volition privation stability, determination volition beryllium an acknowledgement that Rosenior has done thing to suggest that helium tin crook things around.

Chelsea cannot support cleanable sheets oregon people goals against top-flight opposition. Therefore, their continued confederation with the Englishman is simply a look for disaster.