Chelsea: Liam Rosenior slams 'indefensible' performance as key shortfall in Brighton loss revealed

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·21 avril 2026

Chelsea: Liam Rosenior slams 'indefensible' performance as key shortfall in Brighton loss revealed

Blues slipped further from European contention with dismal defeat

Liam Rosenior has slammed his Chelsea players for losing so many duels in an “indefensible” performance that left him feeling “numb”.

A 3-0 hammering by Brighton on Tuesday night all but ended Chelsea’s distant hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

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The loss was the Blues’ fifth in succession in the Premier League, and they have failed to find the back of the net in every single one.

After the match, the under-pressure head coach appeared livid with his players as he offered a scathing assessment in a post-match interview with Sky Sports.

Asked whether it was the worst result by far, he said: “By far. By far. It was unacceptable in every aspect of the game.

“I keep coming out and defending the players. That was indefensible, that performance tonight. The manner of the goals we conceded, the duels that we lost. Something has to change drastically right here, right now.”

“We lost too many duels,” he added. “I feel numb.”

The 41-year-old, who was certainly not holding back, continued: “We need to look at ourselves in the mirror. I can't come out and lie. I tell the truth. That was an unacceptable performance at every level.”

Defeat left Chelsea in seventh with Brighton leapfrogging them into sixth on the night. They now face a risk of not qualifying for European football at all if they cannot arrest their dismal form.