Rosenior refuses to blame Chelsea defender for costly error

Liam Rosenior lower a pissed off determine within the post-match press room after watching his Chelsea facet throw away two factors in opposition to Burnley.

“I Gained’t Title Him”: Rosenior Refuses to Blame Chelsea Defender for Pricey Error

For the second time in two weeks, the Blues surrendered a lead, conceding a heartbreaking equalizer deep into stoppage time.

Chelsea seemed destined for victory after holding a 1-0 benefit throughout the second half and into further time. Nonetheless, their set-piece woes struck once more on the loss of life.

Burnley defender Zian Flemming rose unmarked to move dwelling from a nook, snatching a degree for the guests and leaving the house dressing room shell-shocked.

Rosenior was visibly steaming as he addressed the media. Regardless of his frustration, the supervisor made a aware effort to defend his participant from public criticism—even after a obtrusive tactical error price his group dearly.

When requested in regards to the defensive breakdown that left Flemming, whom he described as Burnley’s finest aerial risk, fully free within the field, Rosenior didn’t maintain again on the character of the error, however refused to hold the offender out to dry.

“An task was missed,” Rosenior defined.

“A marking task wasn’t accomplished. Flemming, we all know, is their finest header of the ball. There was a participant we assigned that responsibility who marked the flawed participant.”

The supervisor shortly stopped wanting naming the person accountable.

“There was a participant who I received’t [name]. I’m not right here to throw gamers below the bus. I’ll at all times defend my gamers. I’ll cope with it within the week.”

The incident marks one other chapter in Chelsea’s ongoing struggles to defend set items this season, a persistent problem that predates Rosenior’s tenure.

Whereas the supervisor took the blame for the group’s general efficiency, the fact stays {that a} momentary lapse in focus from one participant proved extraordinarily expensive.

One can solely think about the ache that unnamed defender is feeling proper now. For Rosenior, the main target now shifts to fixing these errors behind closed doorways, away from the cameras, as he seems to be to forestall one other late collapse sooner or later.