{"id":4349,"date":"2026-05-05T17:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:19:08","slug":"chelsea-fans-keep-hearing-the-same-message-but-see-no-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4349","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fans keep hearing the same message but see no results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chelsea were dreadful again yesterday, and interim coach Calum McFarlane couldn\u2019t add any explanation for it post game.<\/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>The decision to sack Liam Rosenior after a horrific run of league defeats felt inevitable \u2013 something had to change.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, even with new man Calum McFarlane in charge, nothing has actually changed. Chelsea still don\u2019t defend, don\u2019t score goals and don\u2019t look to be putting any effort in. The caretaker coach\u2019s attempts to explain yesterday\u2019s defeat could have been copied from any press conference in the last two months:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe first 15 minutes was unacceptable. The manner in which the two goals were conceded has really set us back,\u201d McFarlane said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt gave ourselves a mountain to climb. You can\u2019t do that at this level, especially against a team that\u2019s fighting for their life. That was pretty much, for me, something that we need to address and improve.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea fans tired of hearing the same old story<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s something we need to address and improve \u2013 that\u2019s for sure. The problem is, nothing seems to have been done to address or improve it. Even over the course of just this last horrific run of 6 league defeats, nothing has improved. Zoom out to a bigger scope and we\u2019re actually getting worse.<\/p>\n<p>Having an endless succession of managers come and tell us they\u2019re working on it, with no tangible results, doesn\u2019t help much either.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Cole Palmer\u2019s stats have fallen off a cliff in the last 12 months, and he would be dropped if there were better options.<\/p>\n<p>Palmer looks totally broken and has done for a while \u2013 the question is what comes next for the attacker.<\/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: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?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<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Calum McFarlane<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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