JAKARTA - Chelsea's poor results after being defeated by Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 forced the club's top management to suddenly hold a meeting. According to information, the meeting only discussed the possibility of firing manager Liam Rosenior.
The humiliating defeat from Brighton in the English Premier League match at the Amex Stadium, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, seemed to be the peak of Chelsea's downfall. How not, Chelsea swallowed five consecutive defeats and was unable to score. This is the worst record for The Blues since 1915.
Not only that, Chelsea also experienced a decline in rankings which made them further away from the Champions League zone. An irony because when Rosenior replaced Enzo Maresca in January, Chelsea's position was quite comfortable in the top four.
After Rosenior became the new manager, Chelsea continued to decline. Now, the two-time Champions League champion has fallen behind in the race for a slot in the highest European competition and is now in seventh place. It's hard for Chelsea to hunt for the Champions League zone even though this season's English Premier League has been given five slots from UEFA.
Rosenior himself admitted that the team's performance when defeated by Brighton was 'difficult to accept'. According to him, Robert Sanchez's goal was too easy to concede.
Even Rosenior claimed that Brighton's goals were too easy and should not have happened. No wonder Rosenior was caught on camera holding his head and then shaking his head as if he couldn't believe it when veteran striker Danny Welbeck scored Brighton's third goal.
"I was really angry. I told them [the players] that it was unacceptable. Their goals made us unable to accept it. We lost not because of tactics alone. It's about spirit, spirit, courage. And I didn't see all of that in this team," said Rosenior.
Whatever this defense of the former Strasbourg coach seems to mean for the club's top brass who held a meeting on Wednesday evening local time. According to sources quoted by The Sun, there are already top brass who want Rosenior to be fired despite only being in charge of Chelsea for four months.
If Rosenior is dismissed, then management will return to the previous scenario. Former Chelsea U-21 manager Calum McFarlane will return as interim manager.
McFarlane himself prepared Chelsea for two matches against Manchester City and Fulham. The result, Chelsea drew 1-1 against Man City and then surrendered 2-1 over Fulham in the London derby.
McFarlane only handled two matches and then the manager's position was taken over by Rosenior. Only Rosenior then made McFarlane one of the assistant managers.
McFarlane himself is definitely handling Chelsea until the end of the season which is only a few matches away. The club has targeted a number of managers, including Andoni Iraola who will leave Bournemouth at the end of this season. In addition, there is Oliver Glasner who will leave Crystal Palace.
Former Chelsea player Cesc Fabregas is also a candidate. Fabregas himself has been successful in coaching Como 1907 and now they have the opportunity to appear in European competitions.
The question is, one of the club's owners, Behdad Eghbali, still gives the opportunity to Rosenior who has a long-term contract with a duration of five years. Only, Eghbali requires Rosenior to be able to bring Chelsea to the Champions League next season.
However, with the development that requires Rosenior to be fired, Eghbali is not averse to dismissing him. Only, the club will provide a very large compensation because Rosenior got a long contract last January.
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