“Have been questioned…” – McFarlane promises Chelsea will show “heart and desire” against old rivals | OneFootball

Chelsea’s squad should be eager to beat Tottenham tomorrow night and potentially push them to relegation. But will they be?

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Plenty of people have questioned the mentality and commitment of this Chelsea squad, and you can see why. In games they crumble far too easily, and their lack of effort under Liam Rosenior was shameful.

We will find out a lot about them tomorrow night when we play Tottenham at home. It’s not just a question of playing for pride, it’s a chance to put our old rivals back in relegation trouble. In his press conference today, caretaker manager Calum McFarlane was asked if he thought his group appreciated how big this is.

Calum McFarlane backs his players to show heart and desire

“Their heart and desire have been questioned in the last few weeks,” McFarlane said of his players.

“I think they’ve shown in the last few games that for me that’s not an issue. Everyone knows the rivalry between Chelsea and Tottenham, but ultimately both teams have got a lot to play for.”

“I don’t think we’re going to have to do anything extra, especially with the motivation. We want to be getting six points from our next two games. I think they need a point to almost guarantee safety.”

Let’s hope that’s true.

In other news…

Xabi Alonso has to fix his dressing room this summer – they gave up on our last coach, and there are clearly some bad apples in there.

Alonso’s other main concern is which players to sell – there’s a growing list of them he likely want to get rid of this summer.

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