Chelsea vs. Leeds: BlueCo hit lowest ebb yet before "fierce" FA Cup semi-final

Ahead of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final betwixt Chelsea and Leeds United, perceive what the Sports Mole adept squad person to accidental connected the Wembley encounter.

Matt Law, Football Editor: 'Chelsea players had nary respect for Liam Rosenior'

I cognize it is not mathematically sorted, but I deliberation the crippled against Brighton the different nighttime was the last straw. Liam Rosenior had been connected the ropes for a while.

There was ne'er thing astir that assignment that seemed close astatine immoderate point. He seems similar a decent fella, but you saw the absorption of the players towards him.

There were a fewer side-eye moments, similar the [Alejandro] Garnacho 1 erstwhile helium received a enactment from the touchline against PSG during the 8-2 aggregate defeat, and the absorption from the players towards Rosenior told its ain story.

You could conscionable archer determination was nary respect, and successful immoderate locomotion of life, if you haven't got that respect for the radical you are moving for, it is conscionable ne'er going to work.

It was evident that alteration was going to hap aft that Brighton game, which was truthful unbelievably mediocre successful each facet of shot you could ever ideate successful presumption of the basics.

The FA Cup has been Chelsea's redeeming grace recently. The past 2 wins person been successful the FA Cup, truthful determination is inactive the accidental of a trophy. This is the crippled I americium truly looking guardant to.

Chelsea vs Leeds is not what you would see to beryllium a large rivalry from a geographical constituent of view, but it has been a large crippled passim the years. The 1970 FA Cup last was a small spot earlier my time, but those 2 games went to a replay.

My granddad utilized to speech astir the matches betwixt the 2 sides arsenic truly fierce affairs, with players connected some sides who loved the challenge. The sets of fans don't truly similar each other, bash they? So it is going to beryllium a large game.

Leeds travel into it successful bully signifier successful the Premier League and are sitting pretty. They person a accidental to spell to the cupful final, and I americium truly looking guardant to this one. I deliberation it volition beryllium a truly bully game.

Ben Knapton, Site Coordinator: "Leeds fans volition bring the enactment to Wembley"

Leeds are going to beryllium truthful up for this FA Cup semi-final, fixed their concern successful the Premier League. I cognize it is not confirmed that they are staying up, but it is conscionable a mates much affirmative results and they are location and hosed.

Especially aft the respectable gully against Bournemouth connected Wednesday night, this is an perfectly monumental crippled for Leeds and for Chelsea arsenic well.

On the backmost of the Rosenior farce, determination are reports helium could beryllium owed up to £24m successful compensation, having been fixed a declaration until 2032. The BlueCo strategy has already been lambasted, but it has present deed an adjacent little ebb for Chelsea.

There is an implicit messiness going connected astatine Stamford Bridge. At Elland Road, though, the vibe seems truly affirmative close now. Imagine the travelling fans, each the mode from the travel down to erstwhile they get to Wembley Way.

It is going to beryllium a oversea of Leeds white, a oversea of Leeds flags. The Leeds fans are going to bring the enactment to Wembley.

Oliver Thomas, Senior Reporter: "Chelsea indispensable re-evaluate full strategy"

I don't deliberation the strategy they are presently pursuing is close astatine all. The squad is lacking experience, some connected the transportation and disconnected the pitch.

The managers they thin to employment are younger, up-and-coming managers. Rosenior is 41, and Maresca was reasonably young erstwhile helium was there. They person a precise young squad and they similar to motion young players successful the anticipation of processing them and possibly selling them connected for profit.

But the fans privation Chelsea, who person had truthful overmuch occurrence implicit the years, to proceed that. Having occurrence with conscionable young players is not enough.

Successful squads thrive with experience, and I deliberation this Chelsea squad is truly lacking it astatine the moment. They truly request to reevaluate this full strategy.

John Terry has travel retired precocious and questioned what is going connected astatine the nine and wherever it is heading. He is suggesting whether a top-level manager would really privation to spell and articulation Chelsea.

If the elite managers don't privation to spell to Chelsea and they tin lone proceed to employment younger managers with little acquisition astatine the highest level, you conscionable wonderment wherever Chelsea tin go. It would beryllium absorbing to spot what happens to immoderate of these players.

Enzo Fernandez has been successful the headlines with rumours of moves to Roma and Real Madrid, and it would beryllium absorbing to spot whether immoderate of these players person had capable of the Chelsea task and privation to leave, particularly if they neglect to suffice for Europe adjacent season.