Maresca: We didn t play well enough and created too few chances

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In the 9th round of the Premier League, Chelsea lost 1-2 at home to Sunderland. Only 4 minutes into the game, Ganaccio scored with a blitz, giving Chelsea a 1-0 lead. In the 22nd minute, Isidore equalized for Sunderland. In stoppage time, Talebi scored and Sunderland came back to beat Chelsea away from home. Chelsea's winning streak came to an end after the Blues won four consecutive games in all competitions. Chelsea, who played one game first, ranked seventh with 14 points, while Sunderland temporarily ranked second in the standings with 17 points.

In an interview after the game, Chelsea coach Maresca said, "I think we didn't play well enough. When you don't perform well enough in the Premier League, of course there will be bad results."

"When you can't win, the most important thing is that you should at least make sure not to lose. Our second goal conceded, the opponent took advantage of the long We didn't defend well. "

"The opponent's first goal was from a foul ball. It was too difficult for them to have many players in our penalty area. We didn't play well enough. "

"We should have handled the ball better at the last moment when two of our defensive players faced one of the opponent's offensive players. The opponent's forward used his body to protect the ball. This ball is actually very easy to defend. We must do better in this regard. "

"Chelsea has lost 8 points while leading in the Premier League this season? When we don't do well, we're always looking for reasons and want to analyze every game. We have to do better. "

"We lacked creativity. Apart from that goal, we created too few chances. We need the players to play at 100%. When we were leading 1-0, we gave away a lot of second-place ball rights. "

"The team needs to have a sustainable state. We have won 4 consecutive victories before, and this result proves this. But today, we dropped points. ”

Text/Yanshan