{"id":2484,"date":"2026-04-30T00:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:35:42","slug":"romeo-lavia-reveals-what-players-thought-was-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2484","title":{"rendered":"Romeo Lavia reveals what players thought was &#8220;unacceptable&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Romeo Lavia was part of the Chelsea team that beat Leeds on Sunday, and is likely to keep appearing while he\u2019s fit.<\/em><\/strong><\/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>Romeo Lavia has been in and out of the Chelsea team this season \u2013 as is his wont. But he played an important role on Sunday as the Blues snapped their losing streak and finally got a win.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the club\u2019s official website, the Belgian pointed out how he and his teammates knew this turning point was coming.<\/p>\n<h2>Lavia on Chelsea turning a corner<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSometimes when you have a few results that don\u2019t go your way, you feel like everything is against you. The reality is that as long as we stick together, it will turn around in the end, especially given the quality of the team,\u201d the midfielder said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was good for the team, and you can see that we worked hard to get it right after Tuesday, which, as a team, we thought was unacceptable; it was important to get it right at Wembley. We used that frustration heading into the next game to try to get it right, and we did that against Leeds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hope they have the same attitude in our next game.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Strasbourg are on a good run in the transfer market, and have lined up another interesting prospect in South America.<\/p>\n<p>Andoni Iraola is the top option to get the Chelsea job \u2013 but fans are universally in favour of him being the chosen one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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