12 Apr 2026 18:52:59
Capitulation. That’s the word that constantly comes to mind with this Chelsea team, we have decent moments, look like we’re competing, then we capitulate, roll over and offer ourselves up to the opposition. It’s not all down to Rosenior. If he has any self-awareness then being this far out of his depth must be a horrible position to be in and I genuinely do feel for the guy.
I’m not confident for either of the next two games, Man United home and Brighton away, we could realistically find ourselves another couple of spots down the table by the end of the Brighton game.
13 Apr 2026 08:59:49
Our last home win in the Premier League was against West Ham on January 31st. We were thoroughly outplayed in the second half yesterday. It's depressing how clueless we look on the pitch.
13 Apr 2026 09:18:14
I don't think, man for man, that City team should be outplaying the Chelsea team like that. At halftime, the two teams went in reasonably level. We were a poorly timed run away from being 1-0 up. One coach said 'All good, more of the same' whilst the other said 'Not good enough, do better'. Guardiola made some subtle changes that Rosenior didn't/couldn't react to. To be fair to him, look at the bench. Who's he bringing on to positively impact that game? Garnacho? Delap? Defensive midfielders? Neither the squad depth nor the coach is good enough.
I completely understand why fans want to protest before the United game, and I hope it's impactful, especially with the Strasbourg fans coming over too, which highlights that this isn't about the coach or players, it's about the owners. Any preconceived project is dead in the water. Those responsible for it need to be accountable; the football directors need to be accountable (sacked). They need to do more than an AI-written statement saying the owners recognise 8th, 7th, or 6th isn't good enough and we'll do better next season.
13 Apr 2026 09:25:28
J
I honestly believe that the confidence and morale are now totally shattered, down to getting hammered week in, week out. Plus, on the morale side, the EF situation has split the players away from the coach.
13 Apr 2026 09:31:11
I am all for making a protest statement, and I hope it's better attended than the last one.
It may well be me, but I haven't seen anything constructive coming out of these protesters, other than "we want different owners." I'm not sure there is any guarantee that new owners would solve any problems or be better than the current owners, but people/fans certainly have reason to vex their anger.
I'm personally more worried about other things at the club. I do have concerns about debt, and my long-term issue with the location of away fans at the Bridge.
13 Apr 2026 09:34:24
That's the issue, J. We all massively overrate our players on here - this City team is absolutely miles ahead of ours, and they have a proper manager in charge, not the kid that runs LinkedIn marketing posts like we have.
Owners continue to sink the club, but hey ho, trust the project/Vision 2030, we just need to sign more kids and pray they become good eventually. Disaster, yet SDs are still employed.
13 Apr 2026 09:58:51
I pretty much agree with what is being said here. Pep gave his players a rocket at HT, and they responded, whereas I imagine Liam didn't really know what to do. I'm pretty sure the players are no longer buying into his ideas. We had a good start under him, but the changes he has made have set us back. Little adjustments, like asking Moises to play a different role, have made him look a totally different player. Estevao looks world class for Brazil, but utterly drained of confidence under Liam.
I think Bill is right, in that the way Liam has thrown Enzo under a bus has not gone down well in the dressing room, and the way he blamed the players last night, citing their lack of mentality, will only further distance them from him. Roman would of acted by now and sent him packing, but my fear is he will still be in charge for our next game and this run will continue until he eventually leaves. If that drags into next season, we may end up going the way of Spurs.
13 Apr 2026 10:32:59
Greenaway, virtually every single manager since Conte has mentioned the mental fragility as a reason for poor performances. The latest comments from LR are nothing new.
Of course, these comments by a succession of managers could all just be a way of making excuses about their own shortcomings.
13 Apr 2026 12:56:09
Most teams in the EPL this season have had periods of looking very ordinary and tired, including Arsenal and City, and have had moments, some much longer than for other teams of course, when they played good-to-watch fluent football. This has been true of too few CFC games in recent seasons. A great deal is perhaps to do with fear of failure, of making mistakes, of moving out of pre-arranged and coached match positions, and possibly, for some, especially those who have played very many games, an inability to keep up intensity for a whole game or several games in a row.
Our best periods of play have usually come in halves rather than whole games - our second half against West Ham, when we were 0-2 down at half time, comes to mind - with the one exception being v Barcelona, where we played well the whole game, though clearly it helped that they went down to ten men! Which reminds us of our v poor disciplinary record under both Maresca and Rosenior.