Before the Brighton game, Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior spoke about the fantastic support he received from the management: “I feel 100 per cent support. They (the management) have supported me in our daily conversations. The sporting directors involved have been fantastic in their support for both me and the team”. This was after the 0-1 loss to United at Stamford Bridge – and before the Brighton game on Tuesday. When Chelsea supporters woke up on Wednesday, it was to the realization that the club had delivered its weakest match streak in over 100 years.
A 3-0 defeat to Brighton is bad enough in isolation for Chelsea, a club that in recent years has rigged the squad for the big prize money, but seen from a historical perspective it gets even worse.
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The Athletic journalist James Pearce reports, that with the last five games lost – without scoring a single goal – it is the first time in 114 years.
Of course, the visiting Chelsea supporters let Rosenior hear it, the message was clear to the club management: “Fire Rosenior!”
Then we will see if Liam Rosenior still meets “the fantastic support” from the owners and management, who have created a tradition of sacking the coaches in the event of adversity. We still don’t understand how a Chelsea coach can keep his job with this race. The London club can now only dream of a Champions League ticket.
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