Rosenior says Chelsea must improve fast with time to seal Champions League spot 'running out'

[p]Rosenior's sixth-placed side are on a dismal run of one win from their last seven Premier League games, placing their hopes of reaching Europe's elite club competition in jeopardy.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/?mid=42nywR4D"]Third-placed United will arrive at Stamford Bridge[/a] with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] seven points behind them, while fifth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] are four points in front of the Blues.[/p][p]It is more than six weeks since Chelsea last scored a goal in the league.[/p][p]Rosenior's men have just six games left to climb into the top five and he knows there is no time to feel sorry for themselves after last weekend's 3-0 home defeat against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a].[/p][p][b]"As the season goes on, the less games you have left, the more important the games become,"[/b] Rosenior told reporters on Thursday.[/p][p][b]"We have to take advantage of this moment. We're running out of time.[/b][/p][image alt="Chelsea are sixth in the Premier League table" id="ab1d9735-0799-4ff9-9201-187a4e05cbc7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="74bb847d-542c-4c7b-9b66-60cdb5050d3c" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]"We need to show that initiative on Saturday and play on the front foot and make up those points, which is still definitely possible.[/p][p][b]"If I look at each game, I think it's just come down to loss of concentration of focus in a moment that then has snowballed into the rest of the performances.[/b][/p][p][b]"What we have to do is manage the margins of the game a little bit better."[/b][/p][p]A protest by Chelsea supporters is planned ahead of the United game, reflecting the growing discontent since owners BlueCo took over from Roman Abramovich almost four years ago.[/p][p]Unless results improve drastically in the next few weeks, this season will be the first under the club's American owners that the team's league position has dropped.[/p][p]Rosenior's position is also likely to come under scrutiny after a disappointing start to his reign, which started in January when he arrived from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/strasbourg/nP6UzIU1/"]Strasbourg[/a] to replace Enzo Maresca.[/p][embed guid="43240e09-bf39-4dfd-8917-33ee4f0a79c5" url="https://x.com/ChelseaFC/status/2044346862434422861?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Maresca departed by mutual consent after hinting he did not receive sufficient support from the owners.[/p][p]Strasbourg are owned by BlueCo, which led some fans to criticise Rosenior's appointment and claim he would be a puppet for the board, in contrast to the volatile Maresca.[/p][p][b]"Every supporter has their viewpoint," [/b]Rosenior said.[b] "Every supporter wants their club to do well and to win games. Our job, my job, is to produce those results in the long term."[/b][/p]