Chelsea's capitulation against Burnley was incredible
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Alan Shearer has warned Antonio Conte and Chelsea they must buy between now and the end of the transfer window after their 'incredible' capitulation against Burnley.
The Blues fell to a shock opening day defeat at Stamford Bridge against the Clarets, and were 3-0 down at half-time following Gary Cahill's dismissal.
They rallied in the second half thanks to David Luiz and a debut strike from Alvaro Morata, but Cesc Fabregas also saw red to compound a miserable afternoon.
And Shearer believes the display showed signs of the Chelsea side that 'packed it in' under Jose Mourinho in the season before last.
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In his column in The Sun, the former England striker said: "From the outside, Stamford Bridge has looked far from a happy camp for weeks and weeks now. We didn’t see anything on Saturday to disprove that.
"Their performance in the first 45 minutes against Burnley — who were magnificent by the way, don’t forget that — was the Chelsea of two years ago under Jose Mourinho, when they packed it in.
"The way they all capitulated after Gary Cahill’s sending-off was incredible. All the negativity of the summer came out in that opening half. It has left them the club in a position where they HAVE to buy."