Liam Rosenior disagrees with Cole Palmer and honest Chelsea future admission made

Liam Rosenior has been speaking about the pressure on his shoulders as Chelsea head coach with the west Londoners losing last four Premier League matches on the bounce

Liam Rosenior has said he retains the full support of the Chelsea hierarchy and disagrees with Cole Palmer, who claimed "everything changes" if the Blues do not qualify for the Champions League.

Rosenior's team have lost their last four Premier League matches, and six of their last seven in all competitions, meaning they are now seven points behind fifth-place Liverpool in their bid to be among Europe's elite again next term. There are now major concerns that Chelsea will miss out on qualification, with only five league matches of the season left to play, and there is a queue of clubs closing in on the Blues.

Chelsea are now closer to 14th in the league table than they are fifth. It would be a huge financial blow if the west Londoners failed to qualify and it could have seismic ramifications on their transfer business, both in terms of attracting targets and key players potentially wanting to depart.

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Palmer suggested as much in his pre-match interview before the defeat to Manchester United on Saturday evening, saying "everything changes" if Chelsea cannot secure a top-five finish. Rosenior, however, disagrees with Palmer: "I actually got sent Cole's interview. I thought it was an outstanding interview by someone who cares about the football club.

"Sometimes you can say words within a sentence and it changes the perspective on that context. Not everything changes — but what I don't want to do is sit here and talk about us not qualifying for the Champions League because we’re still fighting for us.

"The reality is, does everything change? No. The plan, in terms of what this team needs and what we need to be successful, doesn't. The context around that does. So, money, especially finances, that type of thing.

"We're all aligned, regardless of whether we're in the Champions League or not, and what this team needs, long-term, to be successful. So everything doesn't change, it just makes it a lot easier if we are in the Champions League."

Despite Chelsea's recent form and some of the supporters losing faith, Rosenior said he still has the support of the higher-ups at Stamford Bridge. When asked by football.london if he has had assurances over whether he will still be head coach even if the Blues fail to secure Champions League football, the 41-year-old said: "I've had many conversations with them. It's a very direct question, I like it. They are supporting me. They believe in me.

"There's one thing I haven't believed, the reality of the situation. At Chelsea Football Club, we've lost our last four league games. That's not good enough.

"So, regardless of what they believe I can achieve in the long term, I need to get results now with this group and with the sporting directors as well and that is the reality of the situation."

Chelsea travel down to the south coast on Tuesday evening in what is looking like a must-win match for Rosenior against his former club Brighton, where he spent three years during his playing days. The Blues are sweating on the fitness of Joao Pedro, who has a minor thigh issue, and will make a decision on him this morning, while Estevao Willian is out after coming off injured against Man United.