Chelsea Team News Leaks 'need To Stop' - Mcfarlane

Chelsea interim leader Calum McFarlane says squad news leaks "need to stop" but insists nan rumor has been "addressed" going into their FA Cup semi-final against Leeds.

McFarlane, 38, was placed successful impermanent complaint aft Liam Rosenior was sacked midweek pursuing Tuesday's 3-0 conclusion astatine Brighton.

The absences of Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer from that lucifer were seemingly leaked connected nan greeting of nan crippled done a station connected societal media level X by nan barber of defender Marc Cucurella.

That was nan latest successful a bid of leaks during Rosenior's clip successful charge, different high-profile examples coming earlier some legs of Chelsea's 8-2 Champions League last-16 conclusion by Paris St-Germain.

McFarlane, who will return complaint until nan extremity of nan season, opening pinch Sunday's lucifer astatine Wembley, said nan squad person been reminded not to divulge nan line-up.

"It's been addressed and was addressed previously," said McFarlane, who had been promoted from under-21s head to Rosenior's unit during his little three-month tenure.

"It is thing we looked into and it needs to stop. We said to them astir nan value of that and making judge it doesn't hap again."

McFarlane's comments came aft nan professionalism of Chelsea's players was questioned this week, pursuing wide reports that nan dressing room had not been down Rosenior, forcing a alteration successful nan dugout.

After nan conclusion astatine Brighton, Rosenior said only "three aliases four" of his starting XI had shown nan required "attitude, tone and determination".

McFarlane added: "Everyone astatine nan nine feels responsible – nan players cognize that, nan unit cognize that. Recent shape has not been bully capable and we are going to do everything we tin to put successful a bully capacity connected Sunday.

"A batch of shot is astir momentum. We person had a losing streak, but that tin alteration pinch 1 affirmative result."