EMMANUEL PETIT has claimed that Chelsea players were arguing with each other on the bench during the Premier League clash with Arsenal.
The former Gunner admitted he was “very shocked” by the attitude of the players.
Chelsea were beaten 3-1 at the Emirates by a far superior Arsenal side, with Noni Madueke’s goal one of the only positives to take from the match.
The Blues were all over the place in the opening 45 minutes as Mikel Arteta’s side raced into a 3-0 lead before half time.
Despite some improvement on the pitch from Frank Lampard’s side in the second half, Petit has suggested that on the bench tensions were only getting worse.
He told Premier League Productions: “I was quite close to the Chelsea bench and I saw some of the players having arguments between them, in the second half especially.
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“I was very shocked in the first half by the attitude of the players, the body language, no response, no pride, no unity, no friendship.
“I was thinking you could put 20 managers on the bench and it won’t change anything at all at the moment.
“They need to clear something in the dressing room first and then think about the manager afterwards.
“You can put the best manager on the bench now and he doesn’t get the right answer, there are too many players.
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“It’s a mess and it was embarrassing to watch Chelsea in the first half and I feel sorry for the fans.”
To make matters worse, Chelsea were also slammed by former player Cesc Fabregas.
The Spaniard compared the team to “11 olives with no tactics” after watching the game.
The defeat has left Chelsea 12th in the Premier League table six points behind Fulham in 10th
While the club only sits nine points above the bottom three and could still be relegated if scores went against them.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
