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Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior accuses Arsenal of disrespect after a warm-up clash, but his furious "stay in your half" rant cannot mask a limp defeat in the Carabao Cup semi-final.

The simmering tensions of the London derby have boiled over into a full-blown war of words. In a moment of raw, unscripted fury, Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has accused Arsenal of a "total lack of respect," following a heated confrontation that has overshadowed the Gunners' Carabao Cup triumph.
The incident, captured on camera during the pre-match warm-up at the Emirates, saw an incandescent Rosenior screaming expletives at Arsenal players who had strayed into the Chelsea half. "Stay in your f***ing half!" the Blues boss was seen bellowing, his finger jabbed accusingly at the opposition. The outburst was not just heat-of-the-moment passion; it was the manifestation of a deep-seated grievance regarding professional etiquette and the psychological warfare waged by Mikel Arteta’s side.
Rosenior, usually a figure of composed tactical analysis, was visibly rattled. He later claimed that the encroachment was a deliberate attempt by Arsenal to disrupt Chelsea’s preparations for the crucial semi-final decider. "It’s about standards," Rosenior fumed in the post-match presser, his demeanor icy. "You don’t walk into your opponent’s house and put your feet on the table. They knew what they were doing."
Pundits, however, were less sympathetic. Paul Merson, watching from the studio, described himself as "flabbergasted" not by the disrespect, but by Chelsea’s "whimper" of a performance. The Blues, trailing 3-2 from the first leg, set up with a defensive back five that invited pressure and offered little threat. Merson’s verdict was brutal: "I can’t believe what I just watched. They went out without firing a shot."
The contrast between Rosenior’s pre-match fire and his team’s on-pitch ice was stark. While the manager was fighting battles on the warm-up grass, his players seemed paralyzed by the occasion. Arsenal, disciplined and ruthless, secured a 1-0 win thanks to a late Kai Havertz strike, sealing a 4-2 aggregate victory and booking their place in the final.
As the dust settles on the derby, Rosenior is left to pick up the pieces of a night where he lost his cool, and his team lost the game.
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