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Liam Rosenior slams Chelsea players' attitude after fifth straight Premier League defeat at Brighton

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Liam Rosenior did not hold back following Chelsea's 3-0 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion on Tuesday, calling out his players' attitude and labeling the performance 'unacceptable'

Liam Rosenior said Chelsea's performance against Brighton and Hove Albion was 'unacceptable' -Credit:Warren Little/Getty Images A furious Liam Rosenior laid into his team after Chelsea suffered a humbling 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion, labelling their display as "unacceptable" and "indefensible. " The Blues were thoroughly outclassed on the south coast through goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood, and Danny Welbeck. A fifth consecutive defeat has only intensified the pressure on Rosenior, with Chelsea losing five Premier League games in a row without scoring for the first time since 1912.

Incensed supporters turned on Rosenior during the game, and the former Strasbourg boss held nothing back in a blunt post-game interview with Sky Sports. Xavi Simons makes Tottenham fanbase admission following brutal Brighton draw Inter Miami star addresses Javier Mascherano โ€˜tensionโ€™ and โ€˜intensityโ€™ of Guillermo Hoyos Chelsea are seventh in the Premier League, seven points adrift of Liverpool in the final UEFA Champions League position -Credit:Warren Little/Getty Images When asked whether this represented the worst outing of their dismal run, Rosenior replied, via The Mirror : "By far. That was unacceptable in every aspect.

Unacceptable in terms of the attitude. I keep coming out and defending the players [but] that performance tonight was indefensible. Something needs to change drastically here right now.

" When pressed on why he felt the players had performed so poorly, Rosenior added: "We need to look in the mirror. I need to look in the mirror. I can't keep coming out here [and] defending some of the things that we're seeing.