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Offline Lizz

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17490 on: April 21, 2026, 10:42:29 PM »
Just looked at the BBC report. Bit of a verbal salad IMO.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c9vl33gk010t

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17491 on: April 21, 2026, 10:46:49 PM »
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior, speaking to Match of the Day:
"Nowhere near the levels, not even tactical, tackles, duels, intensity, spirit, energy, passion all lacking and that is the reason we lost."

Why did this happen?
"I have my own ideas, I am not here to make excuses. that was unacceptable from everyone involved with me at the head of it. That needs to change.

"It is accountability. I have defended the players at times when it was the correct thing but I can't defend that performance. It doesn't represent this football club, it doesn't represent anything I ask from the group and that has to change.

"I feel numb I'm so angry. I always speak on what I see and that was unacceptable. The goals we conceded were unacceptable and that is something I have to hold my hands up to.

"I will look at the team, will look at individuals and I will look at a team I can trust to do the basics of football and we should not be talking about the basics of football at this level. It is something we have to adjust very quickly.

"Tonight was not [about] tactical. This was about desire, spirit, courage and I did not see enough of that tonight.

"Nowhere near good enough and we have to improve that."

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17492 on: April 21, 2026, 10:50:29 PM »
Hadn't realised that Aaron Ramsey was at Leicester (on loan). Had a few chances to win them the game.

That's the former Villa player and brother of Jacob and Cole. Not the Welsh Celeb killer.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17493 on: April 21, 2026, 11:30:19 PM »
Those former Brighton players did well tonight.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17494 on: April 21, 2026, 11:58:20 PM »
Liam Rosenior : "In English, 'Brighton', if you split the two words is 'bright' and 'on', so you need to be bright and switched on to beat Brighton. Today, we weren’t either.”

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17495 on: Today at 01:09:09 AM »
What sets Rosenior apart from other managers in the top half of the Premier League is the fact he is really 💩.


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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17496 on: Today at 03:42:34 AM »
Liam Rosenior : "In English, 'Brighton', if you split the two words is 'bright' and 'on', so you need to be bright and switched on to beat Brighton. Today, we weren’t either.”

My instinct was to laugh and say "good one! As if he said that!"

But I actually don't know.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17497 on: Today at 04:06:13 AM »
I actually feel a bit sorry for Rosenior.  He’s been totally out of his depth for weeks and it’s very clear the players aren’t turning up.  It’s worked out well for us so far (comedy defeat to them aside).  But I find the piss taking of him a bit uncomfortable for some reason. 

 


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