I honestly dont remember us losing an official game in such an embarassing manner in our recent history, did we ever even lose by such an margin in this century ?(this many goals to zero i mean)
as much as i hold Max accountable for this embarassment what is even more embarassing is the quality level of half of our so called starting XI , each and every player in Chelsea’s midfield along with wingbacks had better athleticism, a better first touch, better vision, better passing and last but not least way more technique with the ball at their feet… i really do not know what kind of dirty tricks we used to beat them and outplay them in the first leg but tonight we looked as clueless and toothless as ever, i know Chelsea needed the win more than us but to capitulate in such a fashion was something i certainly did not expect seeing… it was sad to witness and hard to digest even in the current circumstances where we are already qualified and with maybe more focus on making up for lost ground in the league , it’s still inexcusable to play this poor.
Hopes for this season weren’t high to begin with but after tonight i doubt there will be any belief or confidence among the players/staff that we can somehow go far in UCL or turn anything around in the league, this currently is our level and there will plenty more inconsistent and lost performances like this with the odd good run of games here and there untill a few get injured and then rinse and repeat, this will continue to be the norm with this group of players.