Thiago Silva argues with fans on Instagram after Chelsea's defeat at Nottingham Forest

Silva disputed the idea that Chelsea were running with a back five against Forest. Credit: Reuters/Tony O'Brien Thiago Silva, Chelsea defender, responded to criticism of his performance against Nottingham Forest with a social media post in which he addressed a fan: «Put me under pressure.»

Silva played all 90 minutes of the match. Chelsea's 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge by Forest on Saturday ended with home fans booing Mauricio Pochettino's team.

A Chelsea fan's online account said, that «it's time to drop Thiago Silva» because «we need to play back five to squeeze him in».

Silva then posted a response to this post, leaving a comment on the Instagram post that said, «If you look closely at the game, you'll see we're playing a line of four, my friend!

< p>«But there is no problem, assuming that I am also responsible for the defeat. Put pressure on me There were no problems yesterday.”

Tensions at Stamford Bridge are rising after a rocky start to the season in which Pochettino's team picked up just four points from four league matches.

Their struggles are reminiscent of last season, when Chelsea's collection of new players couldn't find any some consistency, and the pressure only increased after he spent almost £450m in the summer.

Pochettino admitted after the defeat that he sympathized with the Chelsea fans who booed his players off the field after the defeat Anthony Elangi. The winner gave Forest three points.

“People who came from the past can be understood, they want the team to win and play well,” said Pochettino.

“We are not playing fantastic but the performance is not bad. If we had scored in the first minutes and we had two big chances, then perhaps we would have ended the game differently.

“But I understand that the fans want to win and we need to give them the opportunity to be happy, and yes, we need to keep working and we will be positive. I understand that we are at Chelsea and must win every game.