Chelsea may be in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference, but the desires that came after their surprising defeat by Legia Warsaw summarized the current mood of Stamford Bridge.
A 2-1 defeat in the second leg at home to Poland made a slight difference in the draw, as the Blues confirmed the last four games against Jurgarden by winning a 4-2 victory.
But the way they lost, although they had a strong starting line-up, left anger among the players’ loyalists, as the players could not rose to the challenge of the Inzu Maresca manager to “participate” fans.
He also prompted Captain Rees James to be at the forefront of the game and admit that he was a “bad organ”, while he appears to be asking for a clash with the winner of the 53rd minute of Steve Capwad.
“We have made 3-0 advances. He may participate in the gas. We are making progress but that wasn’t progress. If there’s something, it was a step back,” said James, 25.
“We may have disrespected the competitions. If you are not ready, you will pay.
“It will affect thinking. It’s behind people’s heads. I understand boredom. Fans come to see arousal, we are bored to look.
Boss Mareska felt Chelsea “maybes” did not respect Legia, not rivalry, and Staamford Bridge was “good environment” because the club are trying to deal with increased pressure at the top this season.
“I haven’t seen any bad moments in the fans,” the Italian said. “I have already said we need to play after the last game, so that’s what we have to do,” he said.
“We’re not happy with the defeat. After winning the first game, we tried to do a little bit of things, we tried to avoid injury, play the players with an important game on Sunday,” he said.