We asked for your views on whether the international break will help or hinder Chelsea's chances of getting their season back on track after a poor run of form.
Here are some of your comments:
Chris: I feel the break has come at the perfect time for Rosenior. Hopefully he will take the time to decide what is the best XI he can field at present and stick with it to the end of the season, barring injuries, to try to secure a Champions League spot. Not too much tinkering or rotation, let’s get a settled side and stop these dreadful performances of late!
Peter: Neither. Only the academy players and those not called up will be available to train. Internationals will be away on duty, the manager has no real opportunity to address the obvious issues and enforce his methods, if he of course knows what they are. Maybe the break will allow the manager to re-watch all the games he has been in charge of and understand that rotating your defence during a 90-minute game, coupled with rotating weekly, brings no stability. If we are going to settle we have to play a settled backline because, even if we lose games, they will finally gel. Your defence is the bedrock of the family.
James: The issues at the club run far deeper than anything an international break can fix. Yes it affords Rosenior time to work with those players not away but it is clear to see that what he is trying to implement just isn’t working.
Ste: This international break is arguably the most important fortnight of our season. Rosenior and his backroom team need to nail their plans on how to address our immediate issues – finishing chances more clinically and defending set-pieces. Resolving those problem areas should give us the momentum we need to convert what is actually a promising position (one point off a probable Champions League place and an FA Cup quarter-final) into a decent season.
Keith: He needs to get the defensive problems sorted out quick, that’s done with a settled one and not chopping and changing every match.
