1912, that was the last time Chelsea lost five league games in a row without scoring a single goal. Yet, when the full whistle blew against Brighton & Hove Albion, it almost felt that the result had been inevitable. That is how bad things have gotten for the Blues. Sacking Enzo Maresca to bring in Liam Rosenior will go down as one of the worst decision in the club’s history.
It is hard to imagine Rosenior will remain the Chelsea manager for much longer. At best, he is probably going to get until the end of the season. All the talk about giving him a pre-season to turn things around should come to a close after tonight.
At some point, you need to accept your mistake and try to fix it. Tonight should be that point for BlueCo. Let’s see how they respond. This is very much the lowest point of their ownership run. And imagine the territory that covers.
Just changing the manager won’t be enough to get Chelsea back where they belong though. BlueCo have talked about tweaking its strategy. In reality, they need to completely empty it into the bin and start doing the same things that big clubs do. The likes of Manchester City. They go out and sign Gianluigi Donnarumma when he becomes available, even though they already signed James Trafford.
Chelsea fans react to historic defeat against Brighton
There are no points for guessing what the Chelsea fans think about the manager and the ownership at this point in time. They were pretty unified in their message after the game. One wrote: “Blueco & Rosenior Out!!”
Another Chelsea fan said: “That wasn’t just a loss it was heartless. No fight, no pride…”
Some are already looking at the FA Cup semi-final, which is Chelsea’s only chance of salvaging this season: “Liam can’t be the coach against leeds!!!!”
It remains to be seen if Rosenior remains Chelsea manager even after this result. I can safely guess that the majority of the club would have sacked their head coach after this run of results. Will BlueCo? Probably not. But let’s see.
Where do Chelsea go from here?
To fix an error, the first step is to recognise there is one. If BlueCo continue to work under the assumption that things will eventually work out, they never will. They are not going to reinvent the wheel.
Of course, there can be decent periods of form. Like the ending to Mauricio Pochettino’s first season. Or the Club World Cup win last summer under Enzo Maresca.
But for the club to be successful again, this entire strategy needs to change. Chelsea need proven winners. How will they attract them with their financial constraints and no Champions League football on offer? That is for BlueCo to figure out.
