In the 9th round of the Premier League, Chelsea was defeated by newly promoted Sunderland 1-2 at home, ending their four-game winning streak in all competitions. After the game, Maresca attended the press conference and talked about his views on the...
In the 9th round of the Premier League, Chelsea was defeated by newly promoted Sunderland 1-2 at home, ending their four-game winning streak in all competitions. After the game, Maresca attended the press conference and talked about his views on the game.
Talk about the game
"I think, overall, our performance is not good enough. In the Premier League, if your performance is not good enough, the result will be bad. The second goal we conceded, I have said it many times, when you can't win, at least make sure you don't Lose. But even so, this was not a simple conversion. At that time, the opponent just passed a long pass and hit us behind us. Our two central defenders could not defend one of the opponent's players. The first goal we conceded came from a foul ball. This situation was difficult to deal with. The opponent often had six, seven or even eight players entering. Our penalty area is really difficult to defend. Overall, I don't think our performance was good enough. "
Talking about the team's defensive performance when conceding the second goal
"It should have been an easy situation to deal with. After all, we had the advantage of 2 defenses and 1 number, and the opponent's forward had his back to the goal. This was an easy situation to defend against, but maybe we were a little relaxed. In this case, we really should have done better. "
Talking about Chelsea's current position
"Someone told me this morning that before this game, our previous eight games had a negative result. The points are exactly the same as last year. Even though we dropped points today, it's still October and there's a lot we need to improve on, and we'll see where we are in March, April and May and then make a decision. "
Talking about Chelsea losing 8 points while leading the Premier League this season
"We are always looking for the cause of the problem. When certain links are not running smoothly, we all try to analyze game by game. I remember the last time we lost at home in the Premier League was against Brighton and that time it was a red card that made the situation more difficult for us. Today, we could have avoided this situation. Clearly there are areas where we need to do better. "
It seems difficult for the team to create opportunities in this game...
"Indeed, our overall performance in this game was not good enough and we lacked creativity. Apart from that goal, we created almost no other scoring chances. We need our players to perform at 100%. Even with a 1-0 lead, we still lost many duels and second place battles. Facing such an opponent, we must have the upper hand in these aspects. ”
Feeling frustrated? After all, the team performed well against Liverpool before...
"Of course, if you want to stay competitive, you need to maintain stability. After four consecutive wins, we could have shown that in this game. Maybe we need to find a balance, and stability should be consistent. But overall, since the beginning of the season, our performance has been much better than before."
Is the team making frequent crosses in the game because they are anxious?
"No, when we enter a certain area of the pitch, we will choose to cross because we expect four or five players in the penalty area to respond. But today when we crossed, there were indeed players in the penalty area, but maybe the quality of the cross was not the best. But I think we scored a lot of goals through crosses, and the problem today may be more about the quality of the cross and the performance of the players in the penalty area."
On the decline of Joao Pedro
"Joao still has some injury problems, so he does not participate in training every day, Caicedo is in the same situation, and Enzo is the same. Unfortunately, we have four or five players who cannot train normally every day due to some problems, but they are all trying to play. Therefore, Joao performed very well in some games, but he struggled a bit in this game. However, I think all the players struggled a little today, and it is not just Joao who has problems."
