Calum McFarlane, Chelsea's interim manager, acknowledges he has not effectively communicated the seriousness of the team's 'unacceptable' performances. He made these remarks following a disappointing defeat to Nottingham Forest.
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Calum McFarlane is Chelsea's interim manager.
He called the team's performance 'unacceptable'.
His remarks followed a defeat to Nottingham Forest.
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Calum McFarlane admits heās failed to send a strong message to players about āunacceptableā performances
Calum McFarlane admits heās failed to send a strong message to players about āunacceptableā performances
Chelsea interim Calum McFarlane called his teamās performance on Monday āunacceptableā, and was asked whether he had put that to them.
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In his press conference today, Chelsea caretaker manager Calum McFarlane was asked about his comments on Monday after the defeat to Nottingham Forest.
He called the first 15 minutes of that game āunacceptableā from the perspective of his sideās performance, and today was asked if he had told his players that was how he felt:
āMy role as the coach is to review the game and explain the moments that have cost us or moments that we could have taken more advantage of,ā McFarlane said.
āSo, weāre looking at it more from a football perspective in some of the things that happened within that game that we can do a lot better and hopefully that shows on Saturday.
McFarlane hasnāt called out players for shocking performances
That sounds like a long way of saying ānoā, to be honest. Maybe thereās no point in calling out the players for not being good enough, theyāre not going to listen anyway.
Theyāve had multiple managers tell them that, and havenāt raised their level at all.
A major update from the boss made it clear that it was more than possible that two players will return, which is the good news.
Q&A
What did Calum McFarlane say about Chelsea's performance?
Calum McFarlane described Chelsea's performance as 'unacceptable' following their defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Why did Calum McFarlane admit to failing his players?
He admitted to failing to send a strong message to his players regarding the seriousness of their poor performances.
What was the context of McFarlane's comments?
His comments came during a press conference after Chelsea's loss to Nottingham Forest, where he was questioned about the team's performance.
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