Picture that sums dismal Chelsea up after gutless 5-0 loss to Arsenal as Rio Ferdinand slams match as ‘men against boys’
CHELSEA’S dismal defeat to Arsenal was summed up by a young fan in the away end at The Emirates.
The Blues were thrashed 5-0 in what was Mauricio Pochettino’s heaviest defeat of his Stamford Bridge reign.
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Rio Ferdinand slammed the Blues performance against Arsenal
Mauricio Pochettino suffered his heaviest defeat as Chelsea bossAlamy
Arsenal ran rampant with four goals in 18 second-half minutes as Chelsea’s unbeaten run went flying out of the window.
And the latest catastrophe in what has been a horrid season was summed up by a child watching their beloved Blues.
They held up a sign that read: “I don’t want your shirt!
“I want you to want to fight for ours.”
Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher was asked about the sign during his post-match press interference.
Responding to a question about the sign suggesting that Chelsea players don’t work hard enough, he said: ‘
“Well we are definitely putting the effort in.
“I know how much it means to all the boys, I know it’s been said many times, it’s a very young squad with not much experience as a team in the Premier League.
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“We have had a lots of ups and downs and we are still improving and working together as a team to get to the next level.
“Today was one of those days that we were nowhere near it.
“We need to dust ourselves off and also look at the performance and where we can improve and all the mistakes where we can put it right and move onto the next one.”
Rio Ferdinand slammed the Chelsea display after the game, claiming they were second best all over the pitch.
He said on BT Sport: “They [Chelsea] were second best all over the pitch today. This was men against boys.
“They have been good in recent weeks and this season but today I thought they were way off it.
“No Palmer, they were men against boys and they got absolutely destroyed today.”
Chelsea have suffered a few days to forget after losing the FA Cup semi-final to Manchester City in agonising fashion.
They have now lost 11 Premier League games this season and are 30 points off table toppers Arsenal.
