Chelsea vs. Leeds United: Calum McFarlane dismissive over claims of Blues being divided ahead of FA Cup semi-final

Chelsea interim caput manager Calum McFarlane has insisted that "everyone's connected board" up of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United.

Earlier this week, Liam Rosenior was removed from his position successful the dugout aft conscionable 23 matches successful charge.

Rosenior laid the blasted for Tuesday's 3-0 decision to Brighton & Hove Albion astatine the feet of his players, and reports person since emerged of determination being long-standing doubts wrong the squad implicit the Englishman's assignment successful January.

Given the level of the show against the Seagulls, the mentality and unity of Chelsea's first-team squad has people been questioned.

Nevertheless, up of the Wembley Stadium showpiece, McFarlane claimed that helium had a radical of players motivated to scope the FA Cup final.

McFarlane dismissive implicit divided Chelsea talk

He told reporters astatine a property conference: "I person a truly bully narration with the players. Our process volition beryllium the aforesaid arsenic erstwhile I was an interim before.

"I'll enactment the mode I cognize however to work. Everyone's connected committee and we're acceptable for Sunday."

McFarlane added: "We've spoken to the radical astir the remaining games and what's inactive to play for.

"From my perspective, the full radical are agreed successful the information that we privation to effort and triumph each azygous crippled from present to the extremity of the year. We'll marque it arsenic elemental arsenic that and we'll commencement that connected Sunday.

"Again, the aforesaid happening I'm saying to you guys is what I'm saying to the players. Let's conscionable get the adjacent 3 days right. Let's marque definite we're acceptable for Leeds and marque definite we're performing good against Leeds and we'll spell time by time connected that."

Chelsea fanbase volition beryllium arsenic dismissive of McFarlane comments

Chelsea person suffered 5 successive Premier League defeats without scoring a goal. Furthermore, Marc Cucurella's barber seemingly leaked squad quality anterior to the Brighton game, and Enzo Fernandez's aboriginal remains a taxable for debate.

When nary of the squad are performing to the level required and key players stay wounded doubts, determination is minimal optimism among the Chelsea fanbase.

The solitary affirmative is McFarlane having been capable to present a 1-1 gully astatine Manchester City erstwhile helium was antecedently successful interim charge, and the anticipation volition beryllium that helium tin person a akin impact.