Cesar Azpilicueta appeared to take a swipe at Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly by confessing "off the pitch we have a lot of things to work on."
The Blues defender was speaking after their sixth defeat on the bounce as Arsenal took them apart in the first-half at the Emirates. Chelsea have endured a season to forget having changed owners in the summer with a mid-table finish all but certain.
Over £600m has been spent on the playing group, which has also seen the British transfer record broken, but that has not resulted in success on the pitch with Boehly sacking two managers within months of taking charge at Stamford Bridge amid mounting criticism.