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#4 Second half woes continue for Chelsea
Chelsea have this tendency of dropping their intensity levels in the second half of matches. It has happened against Watford, Wolves, Spurs and most recently, Slavia Praha as well.
They were on a 4-1 advantage in their previous match, but after the break, Maurizio Sarri's men conceded two goals in what circulated as a mini-scare. Not to mention, they didn't score any goals either.
Earlier in his pre-match conference, Sarri hinted that he is still working on decoding why this happens to his players. Against Burnley too, they were nowhere as close as their first half display.
Credit goes to Burnley for stacking five men including Barnes in front of their back four and staying alert to every Chelsea move, but the Blues, who were carving passes between opposition players and cutting through the defence time and time again in the first half, were restricted to making more sideway passes and playing the waiting game.
The issue is clearly the lack of mentality. Perhaps, results around them, and the fact that a consistent run of form at Stamford Bridge seems like an age ago, has backfired on the players.
More so, there's a bitter sense of anxiety around the stadium every time they concede. All of a sudden, due to recent woes, West London doesn't sound loud at all.
