The most disappointing evening … ‘so far’

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Liam Rosenior, Manager of Chelsea, reacts during the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium on March 21, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) | Getty Images Chelsea made it four defeats on the bounce with yet another staggeringly poor performance last night at Goodison Hill Dickinson, with all our familiar failings on glorious display. Cheap giveaways, lazy defending, uninspired possession, poor finishing, critical mistakes: the 3-0 win for Everton was their largest ever margin of victory over Chelsea in the Premier League era.

Meanwhile, we’ve now gone over 300 minutes without scoring a goal — not exactly ideal for a team relying on scoring goals to overcome defensive frailties. Head coach (at least in name) Liam Rosenior talked a lot before the game about needing a response from the PSG and Newcastle debacles, about not letting that run of games destroy the rest of the season as well. The only response we got were the proverbial crickets.

Doesn’t exactly speak highly of the levels of motivation that are currently being inspired. Just going through the motions ain’t gonna cut it in the Premier League. Once a force of toxic positivity, Rosenior these days is basically admitting that we’ve got nothing.

And who knows where the bottom might be. “The most disappointing evening so far in terms of the things we’ve spoken about, not gifting goals away and making sure we’re in the game, getting control of the game. It wasn’t there and it turned into a really, really difficult evening where the result and performance was nowhere near what we expected or wanted.