Every word Liam Rosenior said on Man City defeat, Chelsea pressure, Enzo Fernandez and transfers

The full transcript from Liam Rosenior's post-match press conference following Chelsea's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge

Liam Rosenior has just finished his post-match press conference following Chelsea's 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City.

There were boos at the full-time whistle at Stamford Bridge with the Blues being humbled in the second half. Goals from Nico O'Reilly, Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku ensured a crucial three points for City but left Chelsea four points adrift of the top five.

Here is every word Rosenior had to say on the defeat:

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Can you try and sum up your disappointment?

Massively disappointing, especially because of the first-half performance, but it's happened too many times where Man City started the second half better than us. That can happen against a good team, but what you can't do is concede two goals in the manner that we did so quickly, one after the other. And again, it comes down to resilience in difficult moments and seeing those moments through and making sure you're still in the game.

Did you feel like your players played within themselves?

I think at the end you do. In the second half, the second-half performance was nowhere near what we wanted or what we expected at half-time. The way I coach, I try to help the players in the moment. There was no frustration in the first-half performance. I felt in the first half, our defensive structure, we were organised, we were very difficult to break down. In transition moments, we were a threat. Cucu's goal, I think it's an inch or I don't even know how close it was. I still don't know to be honest, but they've made their decision. No, but what we have to do, I don't want to talk about the positives because the reality now, there's too many times in a short space of time where we go a goal down and then quickly followed by another. And that's something that just can't happen moving forward.

Could Enzo Fernandez have made a difference?

Possibly. Possibly, in hindsight, you see 20-20 in hindsight. Enzo's a top player and honestly he's a top character and I'm looking forward to having him back next week. Sometimes you make decisions not based on the short-term, you make decisions based on what you want to see long-term. And it was a long-term decision that myself and the directors and the club aligned and the leadership group of players that we made to make sure that our values and our culture in the long-term is in the right place. But Enzo has had the conversations he's needed to have. He's been fantastic in the last few days in supporting myself and the team and I can't wait to have him back in the squad.

You just mentioned about the response to setbacks. In terms of addressing that, is that something you can change within individual players?

I have to, I have to. Right now we are still in the race for the Champions League. We still have the possibility to win the FA Cup. I have to change it now. I'm not a manager that hides behind maybe we need to do something with other players in the transfer market. I need to change it now. That's why I'm here. So it's something that we have to address because it's happened too many times where we've been in games against top teams. First half, I felt we actually were very, very good today. Same against PSG for 75 minutes, but then we concede and then the cards start to fold.

You made that decision for the long term, but we also heard Pep talking about the hierarchy and how well he's built with Man City. Does this run say anything about the long term plan that you're currently on, especially if it continues?

Yeah, obviously I'm here. I need to win in this moment. This is a huge football club. When I first came, I never asked for a lot of time because I understand this club. I understand the traditions and the history of this club. I would like to have that time and I'm confident that in that time, you can create something very, very special within the time that it takes, which even someone as experienced as Pep or Jurgen Klopp when he won the titles he did at Liverpool, they had a year to sort things out. I've come in January. It's not an excuse. It's a reality. I need to win in the now and that's what I'll be focused on.

How challenging is the negative momentum that's around now?

It is, but we have to keep working. We have to keep trying to improve. I have to get the team selection right on the balance of our attack and play, but also defending better in certain moments and that's what we'll focus on.

You've mentioned before about talking behind the scenes regarding the club's transfer plans. Is physicality a consideration because City dominated in that regard?

Yeah, even over the last week, we've had lots of detailed conversations about what we need to look like moving forward from the summer window. You talk about all different aspects of the game, physicality, technicality, positional things. They're all things that we're in talks in and we know what we want to improve and we know where we want to improve in the summer.