{"id":12233,"date":"2026-05-25T00:40:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T00:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12233"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T00:40:28","slug":"mcfarlane-claims-about-chelsea-players-motivation-dont-ring-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12233","title":{"rendered":"McFarlane claims about Chelsea players&#8217; motivation don&#8217;t ring true"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Calum McFarlane keeps telling us the Chelsea players are trying their hardest \u2013 we\u2019re not seeing the evidence of that.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane has just taken his final post-match press conference in charge of the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>It clocked in at about four minutes, unsurprising given there\u2019s simply not much to say at this point.<\/p>\n<h2>McFarlane makes big claims about Chelsea players\u2019 motivation<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGiven the talent we have, we should be in the Champions League. We haven\u2019t been. We\u2019ve been too inconsistent,\u201d the interim coach said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe feeling in the dressing room is of disappointment\u2026 we didn\u2019t get the result or the performance. The message to the fans is that we\u2019re as disappointed as they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We wish we could believe that. But when you see the player put in as little effort as they did today, you can only conclude that they don\u2019t care nearly as much as fans do.<\/p>\n<p>This season is finally over, but the damage it has done in the relationship between fans and the players, and fans and the ownership, will take a long time to heal.<\/p>\n<p>You can see McFarlane speaking in the clip embedded here:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MCFARLANE: \u201cWE SHOULD BE IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!\u201d \ud83d\ude24 Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NY1d_e2QwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Two Chelsea players seemed like they were waving to the fans at the end of the game today \u2013 and we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if they leave.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues will not be playing in Europe next season after finishing in tenth place \u2013 not that some of these players are worried about what\u2019s happening at Chelsea in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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