Michael Owen has said Chelsea must trim their squad after they were eliminated from the Champions League as Joe Cole insisted 30 players is absurd.
Frank Lampard's team crashed out after two goals from Real Madrid gave the Spanish giants a 4-0 win on aggregate.
Chelsea, in 11th place in the Premier League, face the prospect of a first season without European competition since 2016/17.
And former Los Blancos striker Owen claimed the Blues are being drained by a large squad size.
'There's some great players here.