“Liam Rosenior has an extraordinary tactical mind — a genuine tactical genius with impeccable references. Many players would love to play under him, yet Chelsea players seem unable to execute his ideas on the pitch.”
The London side conceded five goals in a match where the team delivered an extremely poor performance. With five goals in their net and only two scored, Chelsea are eliminated already—especially when we consider the clear difference in quality between the two sides.
A major problem was PSG’s total domination on the pitch. The French champions and Champions League winners displayed outstanding technical ability through players who are exceptional with the ball, and are of a different quality compared to Chelsea. While Chelsea barely deserved anything in this match, they are in chaos, meeting the reality that is brutal.
Chelsea’s behaviour on the transfer market is so bad and has left a huge mark on the club. The team does not have a good transfer strategy, and it was impossible that it was a third window; Chelsea did not sign a defender who would be priceless now.
This situation could be avoided, and Rosnieor has been left behind with a weak team in key positions. He has been left with Enzo Maresca’s hideous team with no quality, and he needs them to play. They underperform each time. These are Maresca’s pick-ups for Thursday and his Conference League players who are struggling with basics, especially under pressure.
Rosenior is too good for them!
They don’t come up with his ideas on the pitch because they are not good at basic things like passing or marking.
His tactical ideas must fail in-game because players are not good enough!
This is a pattern. It all goes by it!
They can not execute Ronisor’s tactics and ideas because they are not good enough, and Ronisor is in the closed circle because of their incompetence.
Yet he did not choose them. Maresca did;
Chelsea has only world-class footballers, while PSG has all the elite players who are a pleasure to watch. Only Safonov from PSG is not a world-class player; all the other players are.
Match report:
PSG opened the scoring as early as the 10th minute through Bradley Barcola; it was their dominating night. Barcola is excellent. But soon Chelsea equalised through Malo Gusto with a mistake by Safonov. Gusto executed the shot quickly, breaking the PSG defence line.
The Blues started to celebrate, but PSG was so well constructed and so great this night.
Chelsea created a good counterattack, but PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov made the save, and PSG immediately launched a counter of their own. Ousmane Dembélé did everything himself and beat Filip Jørgensen to make it 2–1. It was a huge blow for the Blues.
PSG then scored almost at will. Chelsea improved for a short period and equalised again when Enzo Fernández received the ball after a counterattack, shifted onto his stronger right foot, and finished for 2–2. Pedro Neto assisted from the left side of the pitch. Good result for Chelsea!
However, the match soon turned again. Jørgensen repeatedly tried to dribble past PSG’s pressing attackers. He succeeded twice but eventually made a costly mistake with a certain deal for Desnish’s side on Blues’ goal. He was so rude to PSG players and so disrespectful. He degraded the Chelsea goalkeeper position, not respecting the chance given by Rosenior on the Chelsea goal.
Instead of kicking the ball. Jorgensen was dribbling in front of his goal. He was so arrogant and disrespectful. The one chance he has got has made him like Manuel Neuer in Bayern. So high flying with any reason and not common decency.
They have told you the Chelsea squad is the youngest and least experienced one for a reason.
Vitinha and Barcola pressed aggressively, and Vitinha eventually lobbed the goalkeeper to make it 3–2.
PSG were clearly the superior side. Coach Luis Enrique introduced Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from the bench, and the Georgian star scored twice, beating Jørgensen both times and sealing a crushing defeat for Chelsea while exposing their catastrophic defensive line.
Chelsea runs in the Champions League 2025/2026
Chelsea’s Champions League campaign had already begun badly earlier in the season when Bayern Munich dominated them and showed the difference in level. Easier matches followed against Ajax and Benfica, who were the weakest teams in the competition at the time.
Chelsea later beat Barcelona, but that match had been prepared for months by former manager Enzo Maresca.
Chelsea’s return to the Champions League is good for football, but the squad remains deeply flawed. The team is extremely defensive in structure and includes many players who last season competed in the UEFA Conference League.
Chelsea did win that competition and also achieved some excellent results in the Premier League, including a victory over Liverpool.
However, expectations have grown far beyond the actual quality of the squad.
In reality, Chelsea does not possess enough attacking and defensive quality in the whole team. Chelsea is much more appreciated by the average football fan than they are.
They are getting much more credit than they deserve as a team since they won the Conference League, Club World Cup and have made a good run under Maresca at the end of the last season in the Premier League.
Apart from players such as Reece James, Enzo Fernández, João Pedro, and Cole Palmer, there are very few truly elite players in the team.
Many observers overestimate Chelsea and believe they can compete for the Premier League title in the future, but the squad quality lacks the necessary level. For two years, they can be competitive in the Premier League for the title.
They are unable this season as they will be next season. Maybe in two seasons from now, they can complete, but they will not be ready to win the Premier League trophy.
Maresca and his presence have created confusion and an illusion of big progress and great, promising times.
It is the opposite. The other way around.
The club needs a managerial identity that promotes intelligent, attacking football. Too many players in the squad are not good enough for the level Chelsea expects. The team needed to sign at least two high-quality centre-backs and strengthen the midfield rotation with top players, as well as the rotation.
Why was the team not made stronger during the January transfer window? Why have Defender and a high-quality midfielder not been signed?
Could this catastrophe have been prevented?
Will everybody remember Chelsea by Jorgensen, Malo Gusto, Rober Sanchez, Trevor Chalobah and Cucurella?
Everybody knew the defence was a disaster and zero.
Still, they did not buy a defender.
Making basic mistakes and Rosenior’s ideas and game plans fail.
Ultimately, many of the squad decisions were made under Maresca, and he communicated with the owners in one way. The owners are treating Ronesior the same way as they spoke to Maresca. This is an issue behind.
The current manager, Liam Rosenior, has not made any decisions and has a major problem relying on players. Marseca coached previously.
Rosenior has very good and mature tactical ideas; many players would love to play against him, but Chelsea players are making basic mistakes and cannot follow the basic staff and execute his tactics, also considering the game plan and tactics they failed to execute.
They can not execute it due to personal limitations, and Rosenior’s ideas and game plans fail.
This leaves Rosenior working with players who are not doing something with it that is so easy, and they fail every time, as he expects, believes, and imagines these Maresca ex players can do easily.
Thursday night players are not meeting the required level.
That makes them extremely weak, yet they are on the squad list and are players with high wages and respect in the world of football.
Conference League Tuesday players are not progressing and are overrated players, but they are regular players every match and every day, options from Rosenior for matches and training and are part of the team.
They are Chelsea players with great salaries, and many are very respected. Owners are behind them and support them!
The problem comes when they are playing important matches. Then this happens. It happens with Jorgensen, Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Pedro Neto, and Sanchez because these players are poor and cannot be relied on.
But Rosenior has to because they are part of the Chelsea team that Enzo Maresca created.
Liam Ronseior has to rely on them, weak after weak.
Chelsea is not sorry for him! They have put him in this situation, and he left his job in France for Chelsea. Left his contract for the Chelsea job. He did not agree on this!
Biggest Liam Rosenior Tactical Problems and mistakes against PSG
Several tactical errors from Rosenior, who led the team very poorly. Disappointing one with no passing grades.
He completely missed the tactics and was so defensively oriented, which is so sad for a young, promising and respected manager.
- Andrey Santos should have started in midfield
- Recce James, if he plays as a midfielder, should play passes as a regular midfielder does during the game
First, Andrey Santos should have started as the deep-lying playmaker, as usual. Instead, Reece James played in midfield and contributed very little to forward progression.
3. This reflected an overly defensive approach to the match by Rosenior. Even a cowardly one.
4. Chelsea relied almost exclusively on counterattacks rather than structured possession, even though it is a risk he must have taken because he is now Chelsea manager, not Strasbourg manager. He has to respect that Chelsea has charisma and certain standards and hierarchy. The previous player made it. Keep it and extend it.
It comes with great obligation and commitment.
5. A few quick passes in midfield were followed by attempts to release Palmer or João Pedro on the break. This strategy worked briefly at the start but quickly collapsed. Because this tactic is as simple as it delivers huge, fundamental, not believing that his team can play regular football with PSG and compete on the pitch.
The game plan was to skip the middle play as he knew in advance his team was not close to PSG’s level, and he had to improvise. He did not believe in his time qualities in this game and was avoiding open football. Rosnior tactics were a cover for teams’ deep flaws and uncertainty.
They were unable to play an open match against PSG great team.
6. Rosenior, instead of giving Joao Pedro freedom in attack, isolated him with his cautious tactics.
Long balls destroyed his stamina.
The team also relied too heavily on long balls toward João Pedro.
This drained the striker’s energy and forced him to leave the match early. Instead of giving him freedom in attack, Rosenior’s cautious tactics isolated him.
7. Goalkeeping was another major issue. Robert Sanhez travesty.
Rosenior had to choose between Robert Sánchez and Jørgensen, neither of whom has provided stability. Sánchez’s disastrous performances forced the manager to rely on Jørgensenin a crucial match, turning the goalkeeper position into a major weakness and causing chaos.
Why does Chelsea not have a reliable goalkeeper?
“Mike Maignan regularly saves Milan with crucial performances, while Robert Sánchez, Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper, lost his place during a decisive part of the season after struggling to perform at his best. Robert Sanchez should be delivering a real-time masterclass instead of losing the number one position.
How have Robert Sahcez done this? He was ultimately number one for seasons for Chelsea!
He was there for seasons and was supposed to be at his best at the Champions League match with his impressive saves.
When Rosenior came to the club, he was impressed with Robert Sachez praising his abilities and defending them. Instead of being the best in the most important part of the season, Chelsea’s octopus and ultimately number one goalkeeper suddenly lost its position of number one to a goalkeeper who had been on the bench for years. Jorgensen was on his way out of Chelsea in January, and Robert Sanchez was brilliant at the time. He had to be on his level and better.
Rober Sanhez instead of being at his highest level against PG. He has made Rosnior so angry that he benched him for Filip Jorgensen, who is in the margins itself. He has felt the pressure, and then Sanchez is the worst. Chelsea’s octopus was praised by the fans for great saves and magnificent parties, while Jorgensen was not permitted to leave the club in January.
Chelsea number one had to be there for the most important thing. Jorgensen was not in the cards, was forcing the way out to play at the World Cup, but could not find a new club. Sanchez allowed Jorgensen to play against PSG, which should be the most intimidating moment of his life.
Pressure is something that can not be handled.
What was the board doing all this time?
Maingan has made Milan great. Saves him every week with a new contact now. He contributes to the team regularly, performing well while Chelsea are disasters. Chelsea’s goalkeeper has knocked his team out of the Champions League in a painful way.
Not so far ago, Chelsea was negotiating with Milan over Maignan to replace Robert Sancez.
They could not negotiate a price for the player’s contract for one more year.
Maignan was at the time keen on the transfer, but Chelsea did not meet the asking price set by Milan.
Why does Chelsea not have a proper goalkeeper?
A goalkeeper who provides quality, security, confidence and overturns things on the pitch?
Chelsea does not know about this. How a good goalkeeper works, how he gives confidence to his team, how he orchestrates the defense and now he gives the relief to the team!
Guardiola had Trafford and signed Donnarumma in late August. If he had not done that, he would have had less than 12 to 18 points lower amount of points on the Premier League table.
It says directly that if Guardiola did not buy the instant impact goalkeeper who saved him multiple times by saving the goal as a goalkeeper, Guardiola would be sacked as Manchester City manager. this season
Guardiola knows the importance.
The worst defenders.
Defensively, combinations such as Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto and Trevoh Chalobah did not provide anything good.
On the left side, Marc Cucurella was poor, and two goals by PSG were scored from his side due to his poor defensive covering.
Cucruella was injured twice and absent for a long time from football.
Yet his option, Jorel Hato, was not selected due to the Spanish return. It was a key factor that made the difference against Chelsea to play Cucurella on left back.
He was extremely weak and not secure on the left side.
Players like Roméo Lavia have not provided the required impact.
Overall, Chelsea looked exhausted, without energy and extremely spent by the schedule. The team is not capable of competing at the top level of European football. They are filing the space and are not an important factor. They are a small fish in Europe. This team cannot do more.
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