Liam Rosenior is receiving a lot of stick for starting Filip Jorgensen in Chelsea’s 5-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
It was a gamble, and one that did not pay off after Jorgensen’s mistake led to PSG’s third goal in the Champions League tie.
Simply put, it was a poor decision to start the Denmark international. However, it was not the only bad one Rosenior made at the Parc des Princes.
What should Liam Rosenior’s next move be?🤔
Robert Sanchez conceding stats compared to Filip Jorgensen at Chelsea
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Liam Rosenior killed Chelsea with Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro substitutions
Even after Jorgensen’s costly error, Chelsea were still in the game and the overall tie. It was 3-2 at that point, meaning that the Blues could have easily scored another goal with Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro both on the pitch.
Palmer and Pedro are two of the Premier League’s best attackers, with the latter in deadly form right now.
Rosenior had no intention of utilising their threat in the final 15 minutes of the game, though, subbing both players off.
Ousmane Dembele (R) challenges Chelsea's English midfielder #10 Cole Palmer (C) and Chelsea's Brazilian forward #20 Joao Pedro
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The Chelsea head coach was clearly happy to return to Stamford Bridge only a goal down and tried to shut up shop.
However, that decision backfired spectacularly. PSG went on to score again in the 86th minute, and Chelsea did not have enough firepower to grab a goal back.
What should Liam Rosenior’s next move be?🤔
Robert Sanchez conceding stats compared to Filip Jorgensen at Chelsea
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Taking Palmer and Pedro off made the Blues extremely toothless in attack. Nothing was connecting, while the last real chance went to Liam Delap, who has scored two goals all season.
Chelsea’s entire backline was shaky all night. To put such trust in them in the final stage of the game was madness.
With the way the Club World Cup winners defended, they were only going to get a result by attacking PSG and scoring again. But those two subs that Rosenior made ended any chance of the team finding a late goal and returning to Stamford Bridge still in the tie.
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