The Blues have seen seven gamers despatched off within the Premier League.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior revealed he’ll modify his crew choice with a view to bettering his crew’s dismal disciplinary file after Pedro Neto was despatched off of their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
Neto will miss Wednesday’s journey to Aston Villa after he was proven a second yellow card for hacking down Gabriel Martinelli, moments after receiving his first warning for a present of dissent as Chelsea protested Arsenal’s second purpose.
It marked Chelsea’s seventh pink card within the Premier League and ninth in all competitions. That quantity rises to 10 when together with former boss Enzo Maresca’s dismissal in opposition to Liverpool.
Whereas confirming Neto had apologised to his team-mates, Rosenior careworn that the ill-discipline that has been a relentless function of Chelsea’s marketing campaign can now not be tolerated.
Rosenior: Chelsea self-discipline should enhance
Talking in his pre-match press conference, Rosenior stated of his aspect’s disciplinary file: “It wants to enhance promptly.
“My job is to create a tradition of accountability, whereby if you happen to make a mistake, you maintain your fingers up and ensure it doesn’t occur once more. However you must maintain your fingers as much as the unique mistake, although.
“Pedro has apologised to the group. We’ll miss him for the subsequent sport. I have to see an enchancment within the behaviour now.
“It’s not simply him although, we’ve had bookings for pointless dissent and fouls. If we’re to enhance and get to the place we wish to be, we have now to make a acutely aware step now to verify it doesn’t occur once more.
“The very first thing is choosing the gamers who’re truly exhibiting that enchancment. I can not afford to undergo a season choosing up a pink card each one or two video games, it simply isn’t potential.
“So I have to see enchancment and I would like to regulate my crew choice based mostly on these gamers which are exhibiting these capabilities.”
Chelsea boss requires set-piece evaluation
Whereas Rosenior was as soon as once more irritated by his crew’s lack of self-discipline, Chelsea have been left aggrieved by the purpose from Jurrien Timber that restored Arsenal’s lead.
Neto and his team-mates have been livid as no foul was given in opposition to Arsenal, with the Blues’ claims that goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was impeded as they tried to defend a set-piece falling on deaf ears.
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot stated on Monday that the Premier League was “not a pleasure” to look at due to the “new actuality” of set-piece dominance.
“You must settle for that it’s primarily right here within the Premier League,” stated Slot, referencing his native Netherlands, the place he spent his whole taking part in profession and received the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup with Feyenoord.
“If I watch different leagues, I don’t suppose there’s a lot emphasis on set items. That’s typically humorous for me to do if I watch an Eredivisie sport – which I nonetheless do – [in which] targets are disallowed as a result of fouls on goalkeepers are given.”
Requested to weigh in on Slot’s remarks, Rosenior stated: “I feel that’s the fantastic thing about soccer, you are able to do it in so many various methods. There’s no proper or fallacious method to play soccer for me. I’m positive after we scored from a nook yesterday, our followers didn’t care what the purpose regarded like. I’m positive Arsenal’s followers didn’t care what their targets regarded like both. The sport is about profitable.
“What I might say about corners is that there must be a evaluation on the finish of the season when it comes to the way in which groups are affecting the goalkeepers and are holding on throughout defensive set performs. I feel that’s one thing that provides an unfair benefit to sure groups.”
Chelsea shut on undesirable file
When it comes to their file in all competitions, Chelsea have already tied the file for probably the most pink playing cards by a Premier League membership in a single season.
Trying solely on the Premier League, they’re now simply two behind the file for one marketing campaign.
Most pink playing cards in a single Premier League season:
- Sunderland (2009-10): 9
- Queens Park Rangers (2011-12): 9
- Leicester Metropolis (1994-95): 8
- Blackburn Rovers (1998-99): 8
- West Ham United (1999-00): 8
- Newcastle United (2008-09): 8
- Sunderland (2013-14): 8
