"This was our worst match of the season so far. We didn't show that we were playing for something important. Chelsea is a young team, needing to learn more, but too soft. This is unacceptable. We cannot miss opportunities to show ourselves at our best like that. Newcastle didn't really play well, but we lost too easily," coach Pochettino harshly criticized Chelsea players after losing to Newcastle, in round 13 of the Premier League.
Coach Pochettino is extremely disappointed with Chelsea players
Chelsea thought they had found their way back after beating Tottenham 4-1 and drawing Man City 4-4. But in the next match against Newcastle, they played poorly and lost 1-4. Captain Reece James received a red card and veteran centre-back Thiago Silva made a serious mistake, directly causing the disaster that led to Chelsea's heavy defeat.
Newcastle took the lead thanks to striker Isak opening the scoring in the 13th minute. Just 10 minutes later, Sterling equalized 1-1 for Chelsea with a beautiful free kick. However, in the second half, the away team collapsed quickly due to defensive errors and playing with one less player, allowing Lascelles and Joelinton to score consecutively in the 60th and 61st minutes to give Newcastle a 3-1 lead. At the end of the match, Newcastle took advantage of the extra player to score another goal through Gordon to win 4-1.
"The way we played made me extremely angry. We lost because we conceded very easy goals. Chelsea could not make things difficult for a not-so-excellent Newcastle. We could not show our identity and personality in the way we played. We can only blame ourselves and have to find a way to overcome this crisis," said coach Pochettino.
Reece James (left) received a red card and veteran centre-back Thiago Silva made a mistake, causing Chelsea to collapse
In the next rounds, Chelsea have two tough matches when they host Brighton (December 3) and visit MU (December 7). "The Blues" are also missing captain Reece James and defender Cucurella due to suspension. Chelsea has now dropped to 10th place with 16 points after 13 matches, the hope of returning to the top 4 race is increasingly difficult. Meanwhile, Newcastle has risen to 6th place with 23 points, only 3 points behind the top 4 group.
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