Outrun and in decline - are Rosenior's Chelsea near crisis point?
This has led to increasing scrutiny of head coach Liam Rosenior and the club as a whole, not least from vice‑captain Enzo Fernandez, who said Chelsea had lost "identity, structure and direction" since former boss Enzo Maresca left the club in January, adding the players did not understand why he left. Although Fernandez went closest to scoring and embraced Rosenior after the match, his comments paint a worrying picture. Once again on Saturday, Chelsea were outrun, error‑prone and tactically open, as Everton played through them for a comfortable win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The result leaves Chelsea sixth in the Premier League, still just one point behind fifth‑placed Liverpool in the race for Champions League qualification. However, Everton are now seventh and only two points behind Chelsea , part of a group of sides capable of leapfrogging the struggling giants with seven matches left to play this season. "I don't focus on the noise," Rosenior told BBC Match of the Day.
"I know the reality of where I'm at and where we are at as a club and what we can achieve, which is still some amazing things. "It's been a really testing period for these lads. We've had a lot of setbacks and we have to dust ourselves down and make sure we come back fighting.
" Everton expose younger Chelsea's lack of experience Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live that Chelsea are "not getting the best" out of their players at present. "You need to find out why that's happened," he said. "That can't be allowed to happen in the Premier League.
" Rosenior has faced criticism for his level of rotation, with no club having made more changes than Chelsea 's 99 in the Premier League from match to match. That rotation has increased under the 41-year-old, who says he does not have a recognised number one goalkeeper, with Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen in rotation. Sanchez's form has dipped as a result, with further mistakes against Everton .