Furious Rosenior questions Chelsea's desire

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior said his team's performance in their defeat by Brighton was both "indefensible" and "unacceptable" as he faced angry chants from his own supporters for the first time. The chants began when Chelsea fell 1-0 behind at the Amex Stadium, with the visitors having barely registered an attempt on goal, and they eventually succumbed to a 3-0 defeat. .

It was a worrying display and a further dip in performance given Chelsea did not have a shot on goal until the 40th minute and were error-prone defensively. This was the Blues’ fifth consecutive defeats without scoring - their worst such sequence since 1912. "It was unacceptable in every aspect of the game, unacceptable in our attitude.

I keep coming out and defending of the players,” said Rosenior. "That's indefensible, that performance tonight. The manner of the goals we conceded, the amount of duels that we lost, the lack of intensity in the team.

Something needs to change drastically right now. "I think the players need to have a look in the mirror for what they put in. You can talk about tactics… tactics come after the basics.