Who is to blame for Chelsea's decline?
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 .
He was caught in possession early on by Beto but was rescued by defender Jorrel Hato, before allowing a shot from the striker to slip through his fingers in the second half. There was further criticism for others, including defender Wesley Fofana, while even star attackers Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro struggled to create as Chelsea went goalless for a third consecutive match. "What I need to do better is make better decisions in terms of team selections, how we freshen up the team and rotate the team to make sure we are competitive in these games," Rosenior told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Having the international break has probably come at a perfect time for us to gather and restock. We also have some clear weeks to get on the training pitch to work on what we want. " Before large numbers of the travelling Chelsea supporters left Everton's stadium before the full-time whistle, they were singing anti-ownership songs.
Rosenior approached the remaining fans to apologise and thank them for their support but some see his appointment as symptomatic of wider problems in the hierarchy. After home matches against Port Vale in the FA Cup quarter-final and a home match against Manchester City , fans of Chelsea and Strasbourg, who are also owned by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, will march on Stamford Bridge before the home game with Manchester United (Saturday, 18 April). "In every area of the game, Everton fought and battled in such a way that has shown Chelsea up," Nevin added.