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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
PHIL THOMPSON believes Brendan Rodgers was sending a message to the Liverpool board with his substitutions during the draw against Chelsea on Sunday.
The result all-but confirmed that the Reds will not qualify for the Champions League next season.
And after challenging for the title last season, Thompson believes Rodgers used the inexperience on his bench to illustrate the gulf in quality between Liverpool's squad and Chelsea's.
Rodgers confirmed in the aftermath of the game that he would need to bring in new faces if the club are to take "the next steps".
And Thompson believes he used Jerome Sinclair and Jordon Ibe to make that point to his board.
He told Sky Sports: "Liverpool had Jerome Sinclair coming off the bench and also Jordon Ibe - who I think can be just as good as Raheem Sterling in that wide role - but it still showed the gulf in quality between the squads.
"Both of those lads are under 20, yet Chelsea had Gary Cahill, Nemanja Matic and Juan Cuadrado coming on for them - th...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: PHIL THOMPSON believes Brendan Rodgers was sending a message to the Liverpool board with his substitutions during the draw against Chelsea on Sunday.
The result all-but confirmed that the Reds will not qualify for the Champions League next season.
And after challenging for the title last season, Thompson believes Rodgers used the inexperience on his bench to illustrate the gulf in quality between Liverpool's squad and Chelsea's.
Rodgers confirmed in the aftermath of the game that he would need t... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
