Captain of Chelsea, Reece James, struck by his side after their 2-1 defeat against Legia Warsaw in the League of the UEFA Conference.
The Blues still progressed to the semi-finals of the competition due to a 4-2 global victory after winning the 3-0 match of last week, but they achieved a terrible performance at Stamford Bridge and were hooked but supporters.
Legia is currently fifth in the Polish Ekstraklasa, but was the best team while Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson extended their long dryness droughts.
The performance was even more overwhelming since inzo Maresca had selected an almost complete side for the shock, which comes despite the blues confronted with a crisis trip to Fulham on Sunday while they are fighting to qualify for the Champions League.
And James, who played the complete 90 minutes as he continued to accelerate his minutes since his return from injury in January, deplored the post of Chelsea.
“We have no excuse,” he said. “Today was not progress. If anything, it was a step back.
Chelsea captain, Reece, James, depreciated the display of his team in their defeat by Legia Warsaw
The blues presented a lamentable display while losing in one side which is fifth in the Polish Ekstraklasa
The Enzo Maresca team has been up to the end of the semi-finals of the competition
“It will affect the state of mind. It’s going to be on the back of people’s heads. We lost then that we should not have lost.
Full -time hoots are delivered with Chelsea fans showing more and more their frustration in recent weeks after winning only five of their last first League games.
Things seemed to happen to a head after the 2-2 draw on Sunday against Ipswich when Maresca suggested that the negative atmosphere at Stamford Bridge contributed to the fall of 2-0.
And following more you on Thursday, James expressed his sympathy with the supporters.
“I understand frustration, to be honest,” he added. “Fans come to the games to see excitement and goals. We were frustrating to look at.
Chelsea is currently sixth in the Premier League and after the aforementioned trip to Fulham on Sunday, they welcome Everton before a succession of crunch matches against Liverpool, Newcastle, Man United and Nottingham Forest end their league campaign.
