lethargic

They looked lethargic in falling behind by 34 points Saturday while making one mistake after another on the way to a fourth consecutive defeat.

And once again they were devoid of inspiration and energy in another lethargic display that left them languishing in 11th place, eight points behind leaders Arsenal.

"He didn't throw his punches from round one. He was quite lethargic."

Dr Em May Armstrong, a plant researcher, says the key is finding the balance between resting more and becoming too lethargic.

Chelsea are also the division's top scorers with 21 goals from 11 games, but that would have been a difficult statistic to believe during a first half played at a lethargic pace.