Chelsea approach in Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal leaves…

Chelsea approach in Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal leaves…

Paul Merson was left flabbergasted by Chelsea’s approach in the 1-0 Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg defeat to Arsenal.

The Gunners claimed their place in the Carabao Cup final as Kai Havertz’s 97th-minute purpose in stoppage time sealed a 4-2 victory on mixture at the Emirates Stadium.

Liam Rosenior’s aspect took a conservative approach despite needing a purpose to ship the tie to extra-time following their first-leg defeat and had been unable to create clear possibilities.

Chelsea had 14 pictures however only two of them had been heading in the right direction. In complete they only generated 0.68 anticipated objectives.

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Highlights of the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg match between Arsenal and Chelsea

Merson said on Sky Sports: “I’m flabbergasted. I am unable to imagine what I’ve just watched. Chelsea aren’t a bottom-five team. They have World Cup winners.

“[Wesley] Fofana is crying. He ought to be crying because they never had a go. They’ve gone out with a whimper in a semi-final. It hasn’t labored. Go out in a blaze of glory, do not go out like that.

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Kai Havertz scored in the final seconds of the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against his former club Chelsea, to guarantee Arsenal progressed to the final at Wembley

“They performed in second gear. This is the semi-final of a cup.

“Chelsea have got the players to mix it with Arsenal. And they didn’t have a go.

“If they’d have misplaced the game 3-0 however had shot after shot and Kepa [Arrizabalaga] was good and so they bought damaged on 3 times, that’s the manner it’s.

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Clinton Morrison provides his verdict on Arsenal’s semi-final victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup

“I’ve played in games like that where you come off and you think we just got beat and didn’t really have a go.”

Redknapp: You have to have a go!

Jamie Redknapp added: “If you’d have turned up today and not known the score you’d have thought that Chelsea were winning, the way they were playing the game with six at the back, playing cagey and trying to hit on the counter-attack if possible.

“I completely get what his plan was however there comes a point the place you could have to take emotion right into a game. It’s a semi-final, you’ve got bought to throw punches.

“Having two shots on target in a semi-final isn’t good enough. It’s overthinking tactics, you’ve got to have a go.

“The last two or three minutes of that game had been instance of how Chelsea had no concept.

“[Alejandro] Garnacho came on for 15 or 20 minutes. He passed the ball backwards and sideways every time he got it.”

Rosenior: I’ve been a pundit, it is easy in hindsight

Chelsea boss Rosenior hit again at criticism of his approach.

He said: “I’ve been a pundit, it’s easy in hindsight. If I go and attack the game and press really high, people will ask what I am doing.

“You can come away from residence, press all over the pitch, go man to man and you possibly can go 2-0 up or you possibly can go 2-0 down.

“I felt that the psychological aspect of the tie was very important as well. Sixty minutes, I bring on Cole [Palmer] and Estevao and the game opens up and we have moments in and around the box.

“I believe there was a sense in the stadium that this tie might flip. We did not obtain what we needed to, nevertheless it’s not about game plans, it is about outcomes.

“I have to give our players so much credit for what they put into the game and ultimately their goal comes when we’re just throwing the kitchen sink at the game. That’s going to happen, but we have to make sure that we take the positives from that, but we’re here to get results.

“The actuality of my job is if you happen to lose games, you may be criticised. If you win, you are a genius. It’s usually someplace in between, I believe.”

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