“That’s what I’m looking for” – Liam Rosenior sends strong message to players ahead of Brighton gameLiam Rosenior has called on Chelsea players to “stand up for the shirt and fight” ahead of Tuesday’s game against Brighton.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STOREThe Blues lost 1-0 to Manchester United on Saturday evening, their fourth consecutive league defeat without scoring.Chelsea currently sit sixth, seven points behind Liverpool who occupy the final Champions League place, but more worryingly they are only one point ahead of Brighton and Everton in ninth and tenth.Liam Rosenior calls on Chelsea players to fight for the shirtRosenior is coming under growing pressure following the poor run of form, and will be fully aware anything other than a win against Brighton will see that grow even more.Fabrizio Romano has reported the Blues are still backing Rosenior, but football’s a results based business, and if things don’t change quickly he’ll find himself out of a job.With five games remaining qualifying for the Champions League is a very difficult task, but Rosenior has called on the players to “stand up for the shirt and fight.”“The first thing is we can’t be looking to other teams or other results, we have to look to ourselves.
That’s what you have to do,” he told Chelsea’s website.“It’s easy to say these words, but it’s about belief and keeping the faith. The way you do that is you work as hard as you can, with as much quality as you possibly can, and you turn things around.“It’s about character now; it’s about standing up. It’s about people who are willing, in difficult moments, to stand up for the shirt and fight. That’s what I’m looking for tomorrow.“But I believe in them, and I believe that we can come through this period so much stronger, but we have to get this part right now.”If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.In other news…Estevao will miss the trip to Brighton with it still unclear how long the Brazilian will be out for, whilst Enzo Fernandez is fit and available.More Stories / Latest News“That’s what I’m looking for” – Liam Rosenior sends strong message to players ahead of Brighton game 21st Apr 2026, 09:15amRosenior admits to Garnacho issue in latest statement about transfer 21st Apr 2026, 08:45amRuud Gullit explains why current Chelsea project won’t work 21st Apr 2026, 08:15amThere had been concerns about Fernandez after he came off towards the end of the defeat to United, and it’s a big boost to have him ready for Brighton.Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips’ SPTC podcast here: