Chelsea man Conor Gallagher responds to calls for more effort from players following a sign held by a young fan.
Conor Gallagher insists Chelsea players are trying amid a sign held up by a young fan in their defeat to Arsenal calling for more effort.
He The Blues suffered a 5-0 humiliation at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, their biggest London derby defeat since 1986.
Mauricio PochettinoThe Madrid team conceded just five minutes into the match, with Leandro Trossard giving the hosts an early lead.
Ben White then helped himself to an improbable double in the second half, with former Chelsea star Kai Havertz also. scoring two goals to rub salt in the wounds of his former employers.
With Mikel ArtetaWith the men up 5-0 after another from White and advancing, the camera panned to the visiting end, where a fan held aloft a sign for the dejected Chelsea equipment.
It said: “I don't want your shirt! I want you to want to fight for ours. UTC (Up the Chels).”
The fan's heartfelt message resonated with the Blues faithful, who quickly agreed with the young man's opinion on social media.
One X user said: “That sign the kid was holding broke me even more. Hang your heads in shame, Chelsea.”
Another posted: “This sign held by a fan at tonight's game says it all… FIGHT FOR THE SHIRT!”
A third added: “Poch should nail it to the locker room wall.”
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This fan sent a message: “Absolutely spot on. Beyond embarrassing at this point.
“These players, except for one or two, don't even deserve to wear the shirt. Too bad.”
And one just said, “Damn, right.”
When asked about the sign and any perception that Chelsea players are not working hard enough, Gallagher said: “We are definitely putting in the effort.”
“I know how much it means to all the boys. It is a very young team and without much experience as a team in the Premier League.
“We've had a lot of ups and downs and we're still improving as a team to get to the next level and today was one of those days where we weren't even close to getting there.
“But we will also look at performance and where we can improve and move forward.”
