{"id":297382,"date":"2023-10-28T15:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T15:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297382"},"modified":"2023-10-28T15:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T15:24:34","slug":"chelsea-players-are-apprehensive-playing-at-home-says-joe-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/chelsea-players-are-apprehensive-playing-at-home-says-joe-cole\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea players are &apos;apprehensive&apos; playing at home, says Joe Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chelsea players are &#8216;apprehensive&#8217; about playing at Stamford Bridge and fans &#8216;don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re going to get&#8217;, claims Joe Cole &#8211; after latest home defeat by Brentford<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea have only won three Premier League games at home this calendar year<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They looked shot of confidence in the second half as Brentford stole the win\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Chelsea WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joe Cole said Chelsea look &#8216;apprehensive&#8217; when they play at home after their 2-0 loss against Brentford at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have won just one of their last 13 Premier League outings at home and were stung by the Bees on their own turf for the third season running.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s men controlled the first half, Brentford came out fighting in the second and secured victory via goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea had been unbeaten in four games but let a 2-0 lead against Arsenal slip last time out and have only beaten Luton at home in the league since March.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cole told TNT Sports: &#8216;You can sense it when they come to the stadium and the fans are apprehensive \u2013 they don\u2019t know what they\u2019re going to get.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/15\/77115343-0-image-a-11_1698503537473.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joe Cole says Chelsea look &#8216;apprehensive&#8217; when playing at home after another poor showing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/15\/77115427-0-image-a-12_1698503627698.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blues have now won just one of their last 13 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I saw a lot of good signs in the last four games but today, the doubts crept into the players\u2019 minds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The players are apprehensive and then the football becomes like you\u2019re playing in mud when you get that doubt and concern. It\u2019s very difficult to get out of that.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re in it now and they\u2019ve got to find a way. It\u2019s real tough to play football in these conditions but you\u2019ve got to stick together as a group and find a way out of this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You have to give Brentford a lot of credit. The back five and midfield in front of them were outstanding defensively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;From Chelsea\u2019s perspective, it\u2019s a real tough pill to swallow.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Frustration brewed at Stamford Bridge when the goals didn&#8217;t arrive and one fan clashed with Nicolas Jackson, demanding more from him while the striker replied with a finger to his mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino also fired back at the fan and there was trouble on the bench when his no.2, Jesus Perez, had a spat with Bernardo Cueva, a member of Frank\u2019s backroom team. Perez was sent off and it exposed Chelsea&#8217;s annoyance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The defeat punctures what had been an uplifting spell for Chelsea, with three wins in their prior four games coming into this one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/15\/77113705-12683097-Chelsea_s_revival_has_been_stalled_as_their_poor_form_at_Stamfor-a-1_1698504307012.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s revival has been stalled as their poor form at Stamford Bridge continues<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/15\/77113559-12683097-Ethan_Pinnock_s_struck_a_header_in_the_backpost_to_give_the_Bees-a-2_1698504307015.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ethan Pinnock&#8217;s struck a header in the backpost to give the Bees the lead before the hour mark<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/15\/77114127-12683097-Bryan_Mbeumo_continued_his_bright_start_to_the_season_with_a_goa-a-3_1698504307047.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo continued his bright start to the season with a goal in the dying moments<\/p>\n<p>While Brentford looked toothless in the first half, their desire and intent meant they caught Chelsea out in the second.<\/p>\n<p>Pinnock climbed above the defenders to head in the first goal after 58 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo sealed the victory deep into stopage time when Robert Sanchez went up for a corner, but Brentford broke and Neal Maupay teed up his team-mate despite the goalkeeper&#8217;s best efforts to catch him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a challenging start to the season, Brentford have won three in a row and now sit above Chelsea after ten games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12683097\/Chelsea-players-apprehensive-playing-Stamford-Bridge-fans-dont-know-theyre-going-claims-Joe-Cole-latest-home-defeat-Brentford.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea players are &#8216;apprehensive&#8217; 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