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The Digest:

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has revealed that a player's failure to follow marking instructions cost his side victory in their 1-1 draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge. Joao Pedro gave the Blues a fourth-minute lead, and Chelsea appeared coasting to three points until Wesley Fofana was sent off for a second yellow card. In the late stages, Zian Flemming headed home James Ward-Prowse's corner to equalise. Rosenior told reporters: "An assignment was missed. A marking assignment wasn't done. Flemming, we know, is their best header of the ball. There was a player we assigned to that duty who marked the wrong player." The manager declined to name the player, stating: "I'm not here to throw players under the bus; I will always protect my players." The result dents Chelsea's Champions League qualification ambitions.

Key Points:
  • The defensive lapse cost Chelsea two crucial points in the Champions League race.
  • It highlights the fine margins that determine success at the top level.
  • Chelsea's European hopes suffer, while Rosenior faces tactical questions.
  • This signals the importance of set-piece discipline in tight games.
  • The timing, with the player unnamed, protects squad harmony.

Rosenior reveals Chelsea player marked "wrong player" on Burnley's late equaliser, costing two points in Champions League chase.

Sources: Daily Post Nigeria, Chelsea FC