Chelsea kept a tolerable level going into half-time, trailing by just a goal. In the second half, however, she conceded four times and left the Emirates Stadium with a five-goal haul (match clip here). “Men against boys,” former England international Rio Ferdinand summed up the action on the field for TNT Sports. “Yes, Chelsea had a young team, but young players don’t always perform fearlessly,” he added.
The ambitious team from Stamford Bridge is experiencing another lackluster season, currently languishing in ninth place in the Premier League table. “We don’t deserve to play in the European Cups if we keep falling like this,” admitted Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino, whose end some fans are calling for again.
The Argentinian coach admitted that the team gave up the match at 3:0 for the home team. “But that would be embarrassing? No. It would not be fair to use such words towards our players. I won’t blame them. “We can’t blame the young guys for playing against a team that is fighting for the Premier League title,” said Pochettino.
At the weekend, Chelsea bravely defied Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 0:1. “There is no excuse for the way we played on Saturday at Wembley against Manchester City, one of the best teams in the world, and then now,” shrugged the Chelsea manager.
“It has been said many times that we are a young team without much experience in the Premier League. I’ve been through a lot of ups and downs, we’re still improving and working as a team to push ourselves to the next level,” Gallagher assured.
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Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher and midfielder Moises Caicedo after the 0-5 debacle at Arsenal.
Chelsea played without the unwell Cole Palmer. “When we have a bad day, we are really bad. When we’re good, we’re capable of anything,” said Pochettino.
