Online Reporter
ENZO MARESCA delivered a brutally honest verdict after Chelsea’s surprise 2-1 loss to Sunderland, saying his attackers lacked creativity and his defenders did not do their jobs to prevent the defeat in stoppage time.
The Blues lost to a winner from substitute Chemsdine Talbi, which Maresca said should have been an “easy situation” for his centre backs to clean up as they were two on one with a long ball.
Instead, the Black Cats temporarily sent themselves up to second in the Premier League.
Speaking afterwards, Maresca did not try to make any excuses for his side being humbled by Sunderland, who were promoted from the Championship last season.
Results:
Newcastle 2-1 Fulham
Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland
Manchester United 4-2 Brighton. — Dailymail
‘We were not good enough,’ Maresca said. ‘When you are not good enough in the Premier League, we know that the consequence can be the bad one.
Chelsea took the lead initially through Alejandro Garnacho, only to concede twice. The Blues have now dropped eight points from winning positions in the Premier League this season.
Maresca continued: ‘We were not good enough. Lack of creativity. We didn’t create a lot, apart from the goal. We struggled.
‘We need to perform. We need our players to perform 100 per cent. Even with 1-0, we lost some duels, we lost some second balls. Against this team, you need to win that.’
Results:
Newcastle 2-1 Fulham
Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland
Manchester United 4-2 Brighton
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