{"id":13580,"date":"2026-04-22T09:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=13580"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:38:55","slug":"premier-league-live-chelsea-lose-fifth-game-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=13580","title":{"rendered":"Premier League LIVE: Chelsea lose fifth game in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:79ef3b32-13c7-4a8d-919a-4aa5d24caa38\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1gu7x8n-Header e14e9ror5\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1tlokdm-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>&#8216;I feel numb because that doesn&#8217;t represent me&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-19b8cwc-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 09:20 BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">09:20 BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-j37a1a-SubheadlineWrap e14e9ror3\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-fxb76l-Paragraph e14e9ror4\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\">Brighton 3-0 Chelsea<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-qs9kpv-Contributor etflsgg2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-9mde2j-ImageWrapper etflsgg1\"><span class=\"ssrcss-11pa8fm-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/128\/cpsprodpb\/\/vivo\/live\/images\/2015\/8\/26\/89ef3434-e520-4f5e-a8f5-709a030cbb63.jpg.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><\/span><span><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior, speaking to Sky Sports about the lack of improvement and whether his players threw the towel in:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You have to ask the players. Whether you&#8217;re playing at this elite football club or any football club, to even be accused of throwing the towel in is unacceptable. That&#8217;s all I&#8217;m going to say. I&#8217;m hurting. I feel numb because that doesn&#8217;t represent me or the football club in any way. It has to change, starting with the FA Cup this Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">On whether Chelsea&#8217;s consistently inferior running statistics indicate a deeper problem:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to go into that right now. I have my own thoughts, my own feelings. I have discussed in depth about how this club&#8230; regardless of who&#8217;s the manager, what needs to happen at this football club for this club to be where it needs to be. It&#8217;s not about me, it&#8217;s about this football club. Chelsea represents fight and spirit, determination. And that was lacking in every department this evening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">On whether there are issues with the structure of his squad:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve had injuries. It&#8217;s not an excuse, it&#8217;s a reality. That team we put out today was far better, in terms of this engagement to the game. For me, I will pick a team on Sunday that represent the club in the correct manner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">On the lack of improvement and whether his players threw the towel in:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You have to ask the players. Whether you&#8217;re playing at this elite football club or any football club, to even be accused of throwing the towel in is unacceptable. That&#8217;s all I&#8217;m going to say. I&#8217;m hurting. I feel numb because that doesn&#8217;t represent me or the football club in any way. It has to change, starting with the FA Cup this Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">On whether Chelsea&#8217;s consistently inferior running statistics indicate a deeper problem:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to go into that right now. I have my own thoughts, my own feelings. I have discussed in depth about how this club&#8230; regardless of who&#8217;s the manager, what needs to happen at this football club for this club to be where it needs to be. It&#8217;s not about me, it&#8217;s about this football club. Chelsea represents fight and spirit, determination. 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