The Blues suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of their London rivals in the Premier League on Tuesday (23.04.24) and the coach was appalled with his team's lack of desire during the match.

Pochettino said: "It's not difficult to explain. Everyone saw we didn't compete from the beginning of the game.

"After we conceded the team was so soft. I'm so disappointed with the start because we're supposed to have full energy and compete better.

"We were not aggressive and we did not concentrate on situations where it is easy to find the solution. That is why I'm so disappointed."

Chelsea were only a goal down at half-time but Pochettino felt that his team surrendered as the Gunners hit four goals in the space of 18 minutes after the interval.

He said: "We were talking at half-time to start in a different way.

"But we did not. When we conceded the third goal the team gave up. It was tough on them.

"We competed really well against Manchester City, it was a fantastic game. But then we did not compete three days later. Maybe we were not fresh.

"It's not fair to talk about the players we are missing. From the start of the season we have been missing so many players every single week.

"The team showed a lack of capacity to resist - that is what is the problem."