Liam Rosenior has told his Chelsea squad that continued indiscipline will carry selection consequences, leaving the manager prepared to leave players out of the starting lineup if behaviour does not change. Rosenior made clear he expects responsibility and visible improvement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt needs to improve,\u201d a stern Rosenior stressed. \u201cMy job is to create a culture of accountability where if you make a mistake, it\u2019s O.K., you hold your hands up and you make sure it doesn\u2019t happen again. But you have to hold your hands up to the original mistake. If I make the wrong team selection or I get something wrong, my job is to be accountable. And it\u2019s the same for my players in that moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cPedro has apologized to the group. We miss him for Wednesday. I just need to see an improvement in the behavior now. It\u2019s not just Pedro. We\u2019ve had bookings, people speaking about dissent. We\u2019ve had needless bookings in terms of fouls. If we are to improve and get to where we want to be, we have to make a conscious step now to make sure it doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The suggestion that discipline is not an issue was dismissed by Maresca, who contributed six of Chelsea\u2019s 25 yellow cards for dissent so far this season, but Rosenior insisted the evidence is clear and selection will reflect standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at our stats, when we have 11 men on the pitch, before my job here and after my job here, our percentage chance of winning goes through the roof,\u201d he insisted. \u201cThat needs to be motivation in itself to make sure we stay disciplined in key moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cReacting to setbacks. Sometimes a setback is giving the ball away. Sometimes a setback is a referee making a decision you disagree with. In that moment, you have to react positively. Then you have to think of the next thing. That\u2019s the things that we have to go after in order for our discipline to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those who show improvement will be rewarded. \u201cI think the first thing, you pick players who are showing that improvement,\u201d he concluded. \u201cI can\u2019t afford to go for a season every two or three games with a red card. It\u2019s just not possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to see improvement in that. I need to adjust my team selection based on who is showing those capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosenior will face Aston Villa on Wednesday without Neto, who is suspended following a red card. Neto joins Jamie Gittens on the sidelines, while Est\u00eav\u00e3o may be limited to a substitute role if he passes a late fitness test. Unai Emery\u2019s side have won just once in all competitions since the end of January and are a direct rival in the race for Champions League qualification, increasing the stakes for Chelsea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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