Chelsea boss admits there will be an “inquest” and he’s learning which players he can’t rely on | OneFootball

Liam Rosenior is understandably frustrated after a second draw in a row in the Premier League. We enjoyed his post match comments.

Dropping points in two consecutive games against struggling sides has taken the shine off Liam Rosenior’s bright start as Chelsea boss, and he’s not too happy about it.

Speaking to the club’s website at full time, the Chelsea manager admitted there was going to be an “inquest” after the Blues dropped their 16th and 17th points from winning positions at home this season. You could just hear the frustration in his voice.

Rosenior admits to “inquest” behind the scenes after disappointing result

Liam Rosenior on the touchline. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP)

“There’s an inquest after every game whether we win or lose. I’m learning about the players,” he said.

“I’m learning about the people you can lean on when things aren’t going your way and you need to see a game out. That’s something we need to address very quickly.”

We have to say, we do enjoy this rather dark, menacing tone that Rosenior takes when he’s annoyed. He doesn’t throw anyone under the bus, but he does make these oblique references which hint at him getting stuck into the players who made mistakes, behind the scenes.

He talks about the players he is learning he can “lean on” – the implication being he’s also learning about those he can’t.

In other news…

Striker Joao Pedro insisted that the red card wasn’t main factor in how the game changed – we’d have to disagree with that, despite there clearly being other elements to it.

JP was also frustrated by the way that his team hadn’t scored the goals they needed to seal three points – but we think he’s wrong about that.

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