3 weeks ago
Mauricio Pochettino says his Chelsea broadside "gave up" during their damaging 5-0 conclusion by Arsenal astatine Emirates stadium.
Having gone into half-time 1-0 down, nan Blues conceded 4 goals during a devastating 18-minute spell successful nan 2nd half arsenic they fell to their heaviest conclusion successful a London derby since 1986.
Pochettino had made 3 changes to his defence for nan game, opting to remainder Trevoh Chalobah and Thiago Silva, while Malo Gusto sustained an wounded during Saturday's FA Cup semi-final nonaccomplishment to Manchester City.
"It's not difficult to explain," said Pochettino. "Everyone saw we didn't compete from nan opening of nan game.
"After we conceded nan squad was truthful soft. I'm truthful disappointed pinch nan commencement because we're expected to person afloat power and compete better.
"We were not fierce and we did not ore connected situations wherever it is easy to find nan solution. That is why I'm truthful disappointed."
Chelsea had gone into nan lucifer connected an eight-game unbeaten tally successful nan Premier League and an extracurricular chance of qualifying for Europe adjacent season.
But Tuesday's nonaccomplishment - their biggest of nan play - leaves them ninth successful nan table.
"We were talking astatine half-time to commencement successful a different way," added Pochettino. "But we did not. When we conceded nan 3rd extremity nan squad gave up. It was reliable connected them.
"We competed really good against Manchester City, it was a awesome game. But past we did not compete 3 days later. Maybe we were not fresh.
"It's not adjacent to talk astir nan players we are missing. From nan commencement of nan play we person been missing truthful galore players each azygous week.
"The squad showed a deficiency of capacity to defy - that is what is nan problem."
