Chelsea skipper, Cesar Azpilicueta shared his thoughts on the 4-1 drubbing of Chelsea by Brentford. The Blues were defeated comprehensively by Brentford as their 6 game winning streak came to an end.
“We were maybe not moving the ball sharply enough. I think in the first half we didn’t start well. At the beginning of the game we lost a few balls, they had a few chances. We escaped without conceding goals, but we were not sharp enough, we didn’t have the energy that we usually have.
“We finished the first half better, we were looking in control but not dangerous enough to cause them problems. Then we started the second half really well, we had an amazing goal from Toni, and then in 10 minutes we gave everything away because we conceded three goals, we were looking really far from the game.
“They are a really compact team, they were ready for counter-attacks, every set-play is dangerous from them. Brentford competed and they made things really difficult and I think they deserved the win today.”
Azpi looked forward to the upcoming knockout tie vs Real Madrid and stressed upon the importance of looking forward.
“Now it’s up to us to restart again, to start from Wednesday against Real Madrid and then move forward.
“We are one of the few teams that are still in three competitions. We know that we have to compete in every single one. Of course this is a disappointing result, everybody feels frustrated, but we have a day off and then from Monday we have to restart again.
“The Champions League is here, Real Madrid. We know that it is a big game and we have to be all together in this difficult moment and move forward because we still have a lot of things ahead. This group has always shown a great mentality and we will keep working hard.”
Hopefully, Tuchel will be able to get a reaction out of the squad against Real Madrid on Wednesday night. This may have been a much needed wake-up call.
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