By Joe Rindl.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he is “not happy” with his side’s home form as their torrid run at Stamford Bridge continued with a 2-0 loss to Brentford.
Chelsea have won only one of their past 13 home Premier League matches, beating newly promoted Luton in August.
They are 11th in the table with three wins from 10 games.
“I am not happy. The players and the club also aren’t,” Pochettino told TNT Sports.
“It’s a long time that we need to be more consistent here. We feel that we need to chance that dynamic.”
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has three times as many Premier League wins at Stamford Bridge than Chelsea’s most recent two managers combined.
Interim boss Frank Lampard failed to record a victory across five home matches last season, while Pochettino has managed one at home since his appointment in the summer.
He has led Chelsea to home wins over Wimbledon and Brighton in the Carabao Cup.
‘We need to be more nasty’
On Saturday Chelsea were largely the better side but were wasteful in front of goal, managing two shots on target.
Initially they cut through Brentford at will, with Noni Madueke curling an early effort against a post.
Chelsea should have opened the scoring when Cole Palmer crossed for an unmarked Marc Cucurella midway through the first half, but his first-time shot was straight at Flekken.
“We need to be more nasty in the last third. We need to be more clinical,” Pochettino told BBC Match of the Day.
“It’s a very young group who need to improve in this area more than any other.”
Chelsea have failed to score in four of their 10 league games this season and, of the 10 teams above them in the table, only Manchester United have scored fewer than their 13 goals.
“It’s in their heads now,” said former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole on TNT Sports.
“As a group, they have to find a way of getting out of it.
“When you’ve gone on a run like these players have gone on, subconsciously you’re not making those runs or you’re doing them too late.”