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 breakaway goal in stoppage time sealed a 1-0 win and a 4-2 victory on aggregate.
Liam Rosenior's side, needing a goal to send the tie to extra-time following the five-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge in the first leg, took a conservative approach to keep the game tight going into the closing stages but hardly laid a glove on Arsenal.
Chelsea had 14 shots but just two on target to a backdrop of just 0.68 expected goals.
Merson said: "I'm flabbergasted. I can't believe what I've just watched. Chelsea aren't a bottom-five team. They have World Cup winners.
"[Wesley] Fofana is crying. He should be crying because they never had a go. They've gone out with a whimper in a semi-final. It hasn't worked. Go out in a blaze of glory, don't go out like that.
"They played 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 lost the game 3-0 but had shot after shot and Kepa was brilliant and they got broken on three times, that's the way it is.
"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."