By Dominic King for MailOnline
Published: 19:49 GMT, 17 March 2019 | Updated: 19:49 GMT, 17 March 2019
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Maurizio Sarri has admitted it will be 'impossible' for Chelsea to qualify for the Champions League if their shocking second half at Everton is consistently repeated.
The Chelsea head coach was left perplexed at the manner in which his team surrendered a position of strength at Goodison Park and disintegrated in the second 45 minutes, enabling the hosts to beat top six opposition for the first time in 26 attempts.
There was no sign of such an outcome during the first half, as Chelsea controlled the tempo, but the way in which they folded after Richarlison had opened the scoring left Sarri to openly question the mentality of his squad, who fluffed the opportunity to put pressure on their top four rivals.
Maurizio Sarri looked on in dismay as his Chelsea side fell to a 2-0 defeat against Everton
Goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson gave Everton the win, leaving Chelsea in sixth
Sarri admits that it will be hard to make it into the top four with performances like that one
'I'm worried about our mentality,' said Sarri, whose