Chelsea's attempt to raise morale by boasting of their unbeaten Europa League record back-fired this week, as disgruntled supporters immediately hit back over the standard of opponents they have faced.
Morale is at rock-bottom at Stamford Bridge right now, following a recent 6-0 thrashing by rivals Manchester City at the Etihad.
Ahead of a return to Europa League action, the Blues were hoping to gain a bit of respite and build spirits back up among the fan-base. But things did not quite go to plan.
The Blues travel to Sweden for a Valentine's Day clash with Malmo, as they bid to progress to the latter stages of the competition.
Chelsea are keen to drum up momentum, knowing that winning the competition overall would provide route into next season's Champions League.
Taking to Twitter, the club's official account started the count-down klaxon by writing: '24 hours to go! Unbeaten so far, the Europa League is back!'
But the responses came thick and fast, with few punches pulled.
'We haven't played anyone remotely decent!' one fan immediately snapped back.
'Oh boy this 'gloating' doesn't feel right, after that thrashing vs City...' added another.
Chelsea fans are clearly still feeling the pain from the Premier League mauling which put Maurizio Sarri's job precariously on the line.
Defeat at the Etihad saw Chelsea fall off the points in the hunt for a top four finish, going level with Arsenal on 50 and now a point behind Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's recently resurgent Manchester United.
The defeat by City came soon after another humiliation, at the hands of Eddie Howe's Bournemouth.
Taking a bleak yet realistic outlook on the situation, Sarri admitted to reporters he believes his job is firmly in the balance.
Remaining coy over his future, when asked if he was expecting a call from Abramovich, Sarri pointed towards the power structure at Chelsea.
‘You have to ask the club,’ Sarri said amid growing calls for his removal after a fourth defeat in eight games.
‘I’m worried about my team. I’m worried about the performance. My job is always at risk.
MuzuMfuni
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Let's restart the group stage and see if Chelsea will still be unbeaten up to this point.
Exactly... guaranteed we would win just one, maybe even draw
Nesaiknruy_Legend
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What has gone wrong with Chelsea they were undefeated in the starting of season and even defeated man city and Liverpool and now they are getting thrashed by city and bournemouth
Our team always capitulate mid season, it isnt something new. Last season same time we got exposed as a bad team and 2015 we even got exposed even earlier. People blame the managers but 3 seasons in 4 years the same problems. The players aren't good enough. This club will fail as long as they put faith in players with no motivation or ability for attacking football. The manager is not to blame but an easy target for blame...
pendlprs
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the way some supporters speak, like they have never made any mistake themselves.. appreciate every win.. kudos
Hoynoprsuz
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still thinks jorginyo is better than kante pls loose
ngisilas
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Let's restart the group stage and see if Chelsea will still be unbeaten up to this point.
brinco
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davidcheetos
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What has gone wrong with Chelsea they were undefeated in the starting of season and even defeated man city and Liverpool and now they are getting thrashed by city and bournemouth
Teams have found our weak spots.
Ditbcdtu
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Since when CFC is Sarri's team? He has been ruining the team on day one he took over as coach. Stop all your bloody craps. An old stubborn mule you are and that will never change. Back passes and plenty of passes all across the field with zero goal attempts. From a counter attacking team under Conte, Chelsea has become a coward bunch of headless cochroaches....even an old snake like Pedro now claimed that it's difficult to play the stupid Sarriball...
ChelseaFanBoy
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Don't disappoint us ( Chelsea Fans ) again
Sutet
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Since winning the the championship League once is like Abramovich's interest in Chelsea's success has faded. We need decisive action from him already
Bihekmoyz
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What has gone wrong with Chelsea they were undefeated in the starting of season and even defeated man city and Liverpool and now they are getting thrashed by city and bournemouth
Dannillo
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When u thought u were were calming them down but then u heated them up.. [Spittongue][Spittongue]
jaydlnpz
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Honestly we were already humiliated by playing in the Europa league..and now they boast about been unbeaten, when even more embarrassing we're one of the lowest scoring sides in the competition. As a proud Chelsea fan I'm a laughing stock to my friends. Please bring our status back as one of the teams to beat.
Abbawaziri
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Just sarcastic and outrageous.
CHICHARITO-KC
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OMG Chelsea was unbeaten in Europe Champion League this season!!!
ManCityFanForever
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This tweet was just to make them feel better but it made them feel worse😂
jiggies
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they are still unbeaten in Europa League that's the fact
Kalyan_leo10
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its just a time bad for them..im sure they'll rock..in coming days..
lukzlat910
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You started wanking about my team in the first place, and then when i replied the same, you want me to focus on my team. What a hypocrite. Anyway. Even though we lost few games away in a row but can still finish a better season than you mugs, we have a better chance of qualifying in the ucl either with europa league or top 4 finish. We are in the final of carabao cup. On the other hand you already bottled ucl. And out of carabao cup. And We gonna kick you out of fa cup and still a place in top 4 isn't guaranteed for your team yet.
we'll see at the end of the season.....we'll see
Lilbaby✈️
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Unbeaten because they haven’t faced any big team..the big teams are playing in the champions league
the_Z3R3TH
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Focus on your team who's been losing and losing, if you win United then you can come back
You started wanking about my team in the first place, and then when i replied the same, you want me to focus on my team. What a hypocrite. Anyway. Even though we lost few games away in a row but can still finish a better season than you mugs, we have a better chance of qualifying in the ucl either with europa league or top 4 finish. We are in the final of carabao cup. On the other hand you already bottled ucl. And out of carabao cup. And We gonna kick you out of fa cup and still a place in top 4 isn't guaranteed for your team yet.
Ryanfranz
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lol - unbeated in Europa that is a good one - a bit like Arsenal's unbeaten 22 game run this year - got them as high as 6th
siccdream
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So you interviewed some Spuds eh?
shiaweek
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It is patronising and disingenuous to the fans of Chelsea, they know better.
lukzlat910
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Your opinion don't matter, you lost to a team whose best players(neymar, cavani, meunier) were injured.
Focus on your team who's been losing and losing, if you win United then you can come back
the_Z3R3TH
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Chelsea's past away games.... 2-0 Arsenal 4-0 Bournemouth 6-0 Man City ?-0 Malmo
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Your opinion don't matter, you lost to a team whose best players(neymar, cavani, meunier) were injured.
Bohcimrt
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At this point even being in the Europa League is quite humiliating let alone bragging about small victories over insignificant opposition. This kind of demage control is pathetic.
che8
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like seriously we played pretty weak teams in the UEL so you shouldn't be boasting you should boast when u win the UEL unbeaten going through the likes of arsenal etc for consolation from the 6-0 defeat we have to win 6-0 tonight ups Chelsea
lukzlat910
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Chelsea's past away games.... 2-0 Arsenal 4-0 Bournemouth 6-0 Man City ?-0 Malmo
xandergustin
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mehn if we don't win malmo like 4-0 we shouldn't be happy with ourselves. unbeaten my ass