Chelsea “didn’t have a plan” against Newcastle and were not prepared claims BBC pundit | OneFootball

One BBC pundit has claimed that Chelsea did not have a plan against Newcastle and they were not prepared for how they would play.

The news comes after Chelsea went down 2-0 against Newcastle United away from home on Sunday lunch time in a crucial game for the race for Champions League football next season.

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Chelsea needed to win this game as much as Newcastle did, but a first half sending off by Nicolas Jackson did not help their cause. Enzo Maresca has admitted that Jackson now needs to learn from this situation moving forward.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher now believes that Chelsea have a big problem after this defeat with just two games remaining of the season and the reality being that The Blues need two wins to guarantee a place in the Champions League for next season.

Chelsea didn’t have a plan

Levi Colwill puts in an immense block on Bruno Guimaraes. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Speaking on the game on BBC Match of the Day, as cited on X, pundit Danny Murphy said:

“Chelsea players and manager didn’t have a plan and they weren’t prepared – I’ll go as far as to say that.

“There’s a few reasons why – mentally, as a player you have to be prepared for the ferocious press you are going to get.”

Chelsea need two wins now

There is just two league games left of the season and Chelsea need to win both to guarantee Champions League qualification.

They face Manchester United this coming Friday night, and then on the final game of the season they go to Nottingham Forest where it could be a big UCL decider.