Chelsea boss Frank Lampard rapped his players after defeat at home to West Ham.
Lampard admitted his team have questions to answer after their limp display as the Hammers claimed a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge - their first win in two months.
He said: I still believe in the squad.
But when you look at it today, we made some changes and we didn't perform as well as we wanted to.
That will be questions that are asked of us from the outside. It's questions I will want asked for myself from the inside.
We have shown some great stuff this season. I haven't had to sit here many times and say: 'We were below par today.' Hardly at all.
Today was one of those days.
I don't think it's any time for harsh reactions and judgements across individuals or the team.
It's time for a look at a bit of character to see how our reaction is for Aston Villa."
