NICK FEINBERG: ROSENIOR’S CHELSEA ARE SHOWING HEART

HELLO my good football people, I trust all is well your side! I’m kind of doing good... despite the constant Liam Rosenior bashing by plastic Chelsea fans, the young coach is doing the business!

Okay, there are holes on the pitch and the Blues are conceding, but the big difference is the motivation in the players. Unlike previous (recent) coaches, at last it looks like the team is respecting the badge, playing for 90 minutes plus, every week, giving 100 percent and simply not giving up.

You can see it, 1-0 down, 2-0 down, no heads are dropping, everyone is still concentrating, playing their position and committing themselves.

Their last two games (Napoli away and West Ham at home) were absolute examples of that. Chelsea, second best in the first half of each, then storming back in the second half to win both games. Rosenior is making a difference with good substitutions. I don’t give a s**t that he isn’t a recognised, top-quality coach. If the results are coming and things are improving, it’s fantastic!

Yet a sizeable element of Chelsea fans just refuse to get behind him. “Why should we support him now if he is going to be sacked within a year” was one Neanderthal's statement on X.

These plastic, moany, entitled “fans” need season tickets at the Emirates. They represent everything I can’t stand about the “modern” fan. It’s all about immediate success.

I was chatting to a Gooner mate on Sunday. Like myself, he was a home and away fan through the late 1970s, 80s and 90s. He expressed exactly the same about the #ArtetaOut brigade.

I find that even worse than the Roman Abramovich-era Chelsea fans. Mikel Arteta is in charge of (arguably) the best team in the world right now. Top of the Premier League, top of the Champions League. Why the f*ck would Arsenal fans want him out?

It goes beyond me, “but he has taken Arsenal as far as they can go, we need someone to get us over the line” some muggy Gooner mentioned on social media.

I tell you what, when Viktor Gyokeres scores and Noni Madueke has two assists in one game (at Leeds on Saturday) you know something is going right!

Meanwhile, bitter rivals and really average football team Tottenham, did their red neighbours a huge favour, coming out of the traps in the second half better than we’ve seen them all season to pull back two goals (and could have nicked the winner) to stop Manchester City in their tracks (again).

What the f**k is going on? That’s one win in six for Pep Guardiola. You keep thinking they are going to come right, put a run together and start choking Arsenal, but they just aren’t doing that. They don’t look capable of a sustained winning streak.

And Aston Villa aren’t saying much. A six-point gap between Arsenal and City with so many games left looks far from insurmountable, but personally, I’ve lost faith in Guardiola.

I still admire the guy, he is a legend and I really respect him personally and politically, but it might be time for him to start planning a new challenge.

The short of the story is: Arsenal are being handed the title on a plate and it really p****s me off. Liverpool v City could see more points dropped for the Sky Blue this weekend, while Sunderland won’t be expected to take anything away from the Emirates…

All I can personally hope for is a shock win tonight as Chelsea travel to north London for the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

I’m not holding a lot of hope, but perhaps the new never-say-die attitude will see the Blues through to Wembley. City play Newcastle tomorrow in the second semi.

I need help. Surely it’s not all that important?

Chat next week, bye bye.