Mauricio Pochettino SLAMS his Chelsea side for their lack of ‘energy’ and ‘hunger’ during draw against Burnley… as Blues boss insists he’s ‘upset’ and ‘disappointed’ with performance against 10-man Clarets

Mauricio Pochettino accused Chelsea of ​​lacking the head and heart needed to win this Premier League match as they blew two leads against 10-man Burnley at Stamford Bridge.

The visitors, who also saw their coach Vincent Kompany red carded for protesting in the first half, twice came from behind to inject confidence into their bid to avoid relegation.

Pochettino was left frustrated when, once again, there was booing at full-time from fans who thought they would see their team rise to the top half of the table.

“Today we did not show the ability, the energy, the hunger, not even the minimum to compete in the Premier League,” Pochettino said. ‘That’s why I’m so upset and disappointed.

‘It’s more here (points to his heart) and it’s more here (points to his head) than in your legs. It’s more about being strong as a group, as a team. That is sometimes the circumstance that, for different reasons, we advance so slowly in this area. That is the key today.

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‘It’s not about making excuses. The team played well, yes. The team showed energy, yes. But when we don’t have the ball, we don’t show the same energy.”

Cole Palmer scored twice (one of them a sublime Panenka penalty), but Josh Cullen and Dara O’Shea ensured Burnley walked away with a point.

“I’m very sorry, but I’m not happy with the performance when we didn’t have the ball,” Pochettino added. “If we are able to create opportunities and find all the different ways to penetrate against a low block and a very physical team, we must also be strong.”

‘We need to have the ability to recover the ball. We let them run around too much. In the first half the goalkeeper played quickly and the action ended in our final third. Is that tactics? That’s being hungry, competing. Sorry for my speech but it’s hard to accept not winning the game.

“It’s a game we have to win. We need to recover. We have another game here on Thursday (against Manchester United) and we have to be competitive and clear our heads now.”

With Kompany sacked, Burnley assistant Craig Bellamy led his press conference and said: “More than proud. Vicente is. We all are. I know Chelsea haven’t got the points they would like this season, but it’s “an exceptional team. You couldn’t be anything less than proud to see them.”

Of his attempt at survival, Bellamy added: “We’ve always believed in the bubble we live in.” That’s how we feel. I understand that the outside world dismisses teams. But we didn’t analyze it too much.