Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane says team news leaks “need to stop” however insists the problem has been “addressed” going into their FA Cup semi-last in opposition to Leeds.
McFarlane, 38, was positioned in short-term cost after Liam Rosenior was sacked midweek following Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton.
The absences of Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer from that match have been seemingly leaked on the morning of the sport by a put up on social media platform X by the barber of defender Marc Cucurella.
That was the newest in a collection of leaks throughout Rosenior’s time in cost, different excessive-profile examples coming earlier than each legs of Chelsea‘s 8-2 Champions League final-16 defeat by Paris St-Germain.
McFarlane, who will take cost till the tip of the season, starting with Sunday’s match at Wembley, stated the squad have been reminded not to expose the road-up.
“It’s been addressed and was addressed previously,” stated McFarlane, who had been promoted from below-21s supervisor to Rosenior’s workers throughout his transient three-month tenure.
“It is something we looked into and it needs to stop. We spoke to them about the importance of that and making sure it doesn’t happen again.”
McFarlane’s feedback got here after the professionalism of Chelsea‘s gamers was questioned this week, following widespread experiences that the dressing room had not been behind Rosenior, forcing a change within the dugout.
After the defeat at Brighton, Rosenior stated solely “three or four” of his beginning XI had proven the required “attitude, spirit and determination”.
McFarlane added: “Everyone at the club feels responsible – the players know that, the staff know that. Recent form has not been good enough and we are going to do everything we can to put in a good performance on Sunday.
“Quite a lot of soccer is about momentum. We have had a shedding streak, however that may change with one optimistic outcome.”
