Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has admitted Brentford deserved their victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Azpilicueta criticised his team for being below their lofty standards after they went down 4-1 in front of their supporters.
"We were maybe not moving the ball sharply enough," Azpilicueta told the club's website.
"I think in the first half we didn't start well. At the beginning of the game we lost a few balls, they had a few chances. We escaped without conceding goals, but we were not sharp enough, we didn't have the energy that we usually have.
"We finished the first half better, we were looking in control but not dangerous enough to cause them problems. Then we started the second half really well, we had an amazing goal from Toni, and then in 10 minutes we gave everything away because we conceded three goals, we were looking really far from the game.
"They are a really compact team, they were ready for counter-attacks, every set-play is dangerous from them. Brentford competed and they made things really difficult and I think they deserved the win today."
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