'What I witnessed I never want to see again': Rosenior rips Chelsea players after 'unacceptable' Brighton defeat
The faint hopes of a push for Champions League qualification have faded with an embarrassing defeat to Brighton, and now Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior is going after his players for their dismal performance.
'What I witnessed I never want to see again': Rosenior rips Chelsea players after 'unacceptable' Brighton defeat originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . While Chelsea have not been involved in the Premier League title race for essentially the entire second half of the 2025–26 season, they have been in the mix for Champions League qualification, hoping to reinsert themselves into Europe's top competition after a Round of 16 exit at the hands of defending champions PSG.
Yet as the end of the campaign draws closer, that prospect seems farther and farther from reality as the Blues tumble down the standings with a late-season tailspin of incredible proportions. Installed in January to replace Enzo Maresca, manager Liam Rosenior was hand-picked by owners BlueCo to lead the squad the rest of the season and beyond, signing a six-year contract that the club hoped would allow him to evolve into the next great Premier League manager. Instead, as Chelsea slumped to an embarrassing 3–0 defeat to Brighton on Tuesday with goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Josh Hinshelwood, and Danny Welbeck, it would appear Rosenior is simply limping to the finish line in his debut campaign.
The Sporting News brings you Rosenior's harsh comments for his Chelsea players after the Brighton defeat, what the defeat meant for the club, and how it could affect the manager's own position in charge. MORE: The latest Chelsea team news and injury updates ahead of their next match Liam Rosenior blames Chelsea players for Brighton defeat Liam Rosenior went straight at the Chelsea players after the 3-0 defeat to Brighton at the Amex on Tuesday, holding no punches in his assessment of the match. "It was unacceptable in every aspect," Rosenior said when asked to assess Chelsea's performance.
"I keep coming out to defend the players, but that was indefensible tonight. Something needs to change drastically right now. " Rosenior questioned his team's commitment on the pitch tonight, a relatively reasonable conclusion given how miserably bad they performed.
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