Brighton vs Chelsea: Liam Rosenior questions belief and commitment of his players in explosive rant

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior delivered a brutal post-match interview following a humiliating 3-0 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.

The catastrophic result extends the club's alarming goal drought and losing streak in the  Premier League to five matches. 

With the wheels visibly falling off at Stamford Bridge, the latest collapse leaves Chelsea stranded in sixth place and seven points adrift of fifth-placed Liverpool, placing their hopes of Champions League qualification in severe jeopardy. 

Speaking after the game, a visibly furious Rosenior fiercely accused his squad of a severe lack of desire, stating, "The general attitude, spirit was lacking – determination from three or four of the starting eleven. That's nowhere near enough for this club.”

Some of the things I witnessed today, I don't want to ever see again. If you're playing at this elite football club... to be even accused of throwing the towel in is unacceptable."

"I think the players need to have a look in the mirror for what they put in. You can talk about tactics… tactics come after the basics. Having more courage to play, winning duels, winning headers, tackles, conceding terrible goals. That was an unacceptable performance tonight."

A historic statistical slump glaringly validates Rosenior's scathing assessment; Chelsea have now lost five consecutive league matches without scoring a single goal for the first time since 1912, routinely being outrun and out-duelled across the pitch. 

Looking ahead to how he intends to fix a team that was fundamentally out-battled at the Amex, Rosenior laid down a ruthless ultimatum for the remainder of the season, declaring: "Something has to change drastically right here, right now... I will pick a team that will represent the club in the correct manner."