Chelsea’s players watched clips of their yellow cards in a team meeting yesterday as Mauricio Pochettino desperately tries to rid his side of their ‘silly’ lack of discipline.
No club have had more bookings in the Premier League this season than Chelsea’s 47, nearly half of which have come from incidents other than fouls, such as kicking the ball away and showing dissent towards the referee.
The Blues lost captains Reece James and Conor Gallagher to second yellow cards in their last two games against Newcastle and Brighton.