Liam Rosenior has defended his use (or lack thereof) of substitutes in Chelsea’s game against PSG in midweek.
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Chelsea fans have taken issue with manager Liam Rosenior on a number of issues following their defeat against PSG in midweek, and one of the key ones was his use of subs.
In one of the most intense, high energy games we’ve seen for years, the Chelsea boss didn’t make a change until the 83rd minute – by which time it was too late. He was asked to explain his rationale in today’s presser.
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“Sometimes it’s that simple. We were in a really good place. We were in a really good place in the game. The last thing you want to do is disrupt the flow of the team in terms of making changes for the sake of making changes.
“At 2-2, I’ve watched the game back, even at the time I felt that we were in the ascendancy in that moment and then we make a mistake and it gets to 3-2 and the rest is history. I’ll make changes when I feel it’s the right time to make changes for the team.”
But from our perspective, it wouldn’t have been “making changes for the sake of making changes,” it would have been making changes to keep his team in the game. Players like Reece James and Cole Palmer were visibly flagging from so much earlier, to keep them on so long was crazy.
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The manager also defended Enzo Fernandez’s reaction to Filip Jorgensen making a second mistake later in the game.
Rosenior also spoke about the goalkeeper situation which is hanging over the club right now, and insisted he would continue to pick game by game.
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