After being defeated by Sunderland 1-2, Chelsea coach Maresca said in an interview with the BBC that the loss was not due to a certain player, but the overall performance.
About this game
- We controlled the ball very well at the beginning, but lost the second point. Against a team like this, you have to know how to deal with it, and we just weren't good enough overall. It wasn't one of our best performances and if you don't perform at 100% you can drop points against any team.
I think losing a game like today is not because of a certain player, but because our overall performance is not good enough. We need to learn lessons as soon as possible because there are too many such games in the Premier League.
About Sunderland's equalizer
- it was their first shot on goal. It's very difficult when they have 7-8 players in the box, but we need to do better.
About being killed
- We have said many times that if you can't win, at least you shouldn't lose. So we should do better, but it's certainly worth learning.