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Mauricio Pochettino rips into his 'soft' Chelsea players after their 4-1 defeat at Newcastle, with the Blues boss threatening to cancel plans for two days off after their St James' Park display

Marucio Pochettino ripped into his 'soft' Chelsea players and says he could cancel plans for two days off following their 4-1 defeat at Newcastle.

The Argentine was forced to watch from the stands as he served a touchline ban and his team were just as disconnected on the pitch.

Skipper Reece James was sent off and Thiago Silva was among those culpable in gifting the injury-depleted hosts what Pochettino called 'an easy win'.

'We were talking in the dressing room after the game, we should go directly to the hotel and sleep, and start to train early in the morning and not have a day off,' he said.