Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has insisted that his side's 3-0 loss to Leeds United was not due to a mentality issue.
The Blues suffered an embarrassing loss to Jesse Marsch's side at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.
Edouard Mendy gifted the hosts the advantage in the first-half and just moments later Rodrigo Moreno doubled the lead.
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Jack Harrison rounded off the rout in the second-half to add yet more misery to the west London sides trip to Yorkshire.
The result saw Chelsea tumble down to 12th place in the table, returning just four points from a possible nine to start their 2022/23 Premier League campaign.
Tuchel's men have come under heavy fire following the defeat with suggestions that additions to the squad are required.
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With just over a week remaining in the transfer window, Chelsea will have to act fast.
The latest reports suggest the Blues are ready to go all-out for Anthony Gordon and are ready to pay £60 million for Everton's young star.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could also be on his way to Stamford Bridge with an agreement of £22.8 million for the striker close.
Another defender is on the radar as well, their pursuit of Leicester City's Wesley Fofana has been handed a boost after the club are claimed to be ready to sell. However, they had another bid, this time of £70 million including add-ons rejected.
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Turning the attention back to the current group of players Tuchel has at his disposal, after the dismal display at the weekend, the boss was asked about the mentality of the team.
He responded: "I think you do, all of you, make the mistake, and I feel it that they run 11km more, and we lose 3-0.
It is a set-piece, and a huge mistake and only one team should have led 1-0, and that was us.
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So everybody knows that they run more. It is nothing to do with mentality."
He continued: "I don't think it is the mentality that Edou doesn't take the right decision.
"I think it is mentality in set pieces at the moment. But not the big mentality as a headline, please.
"The mentality in set-pieces is not good enough. Mentality comes down to discipline and doing what we should do and what makes us strong in the first 15-20 minutes."
He concluded by saying: "It was enough to kill the game and bring it into a direction where it was last season.
"If they scored the opening chance did what they did, and a win is possible.
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"Maybe you don't believe me, and I see a connection that we have a huge mentality problem and that we are not ready for what's coming."
Topics: Chelsea, Leeds United, Thomas Tuchel, Premier League, Football
Sam Collins