Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso conceded “all the pieces was disappointing” after his facet suffered a 3-0 defeat at Brentford tonight.
Chelsea had been arguably the higher facet within the first half however capitulated as soon as Jaidon Anthony nodded the house facet forward from a nook simply after the hour mark.
Igor Thiago scored his first aim of the season late on to make it 2-0 and Fabio Carvalho tapped in a 3rd in harm time to finish an terrible night time for Alonso on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium.
He advised BBC Match of the Day: “The whole lot was disappointing, particularly the outcome, however we will do higher. We should do higher. For 45 minutes we had been competing properly, however within the second half we dropped, and conceded the three targets. You should be very centered, and when you concede from set-pieces, it offers them a bonus and management as a result of when you concede the second aim it turns into a lot more durable and we misplaced slightly little bit of our self-discipline once we had been near the field. We have now to appropriate our errors.”
Chelsea supplied little going ahead whereas additionally wanting defensively weak.
“First half we had been round [the box] however not creating huge probabilities,” stated former Actual Madrid boss Alonso. “We missed the final cross, the final dribble to get pictures in clear positions, however that’s one half. The opposite half is when you want to maintain, when you want to be tight, [the opponent] is making an attempt to assault you and you want to know tips on how to defend and stick collectively. Win duels and be constant in that half.”
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Chelsea have now shipped 12 goals in five Premier League games, the most in the top flight.
Alonso stated: “It’s all the pieces however for certain particular person and collective particulars should be higher, but it surely’s not solely defensively, with the ball there are components the place we have to do higher.”
Set-pieces stay an enormous concern for Chelsea and England worldwide Levi Colwill admitted they’d to enhance in that space for the membership to maneuver ahead.
He advised Sky Sports activities: “Not been ok. At instances we’ve got been bullied within the field, we have to undoubtedly enhance with that. We have now all obtained belief in our set-piece coach and nonetheless adjusting to new issues. We do want to enhance as a staff.
“I don’t suppose spirit went down. It damage and we tried to push for the equaliser and we obtained hit on the counter assault. I don’t suppose our spirit dropped.
“We nonetheless want to enhance loads. We will’t depend on our entrance three to tug us out of hazard. The remainder of us have to assist as a lot as potential. We undoubtedly have a number of room to enhance.”
Good Brentford get pleasure from style of victory
Whereas it was a dismal night time for Chelsea, it was one in all celebration for Brentford, who lapped up the adulation of their supporters on the remaining whistle.
Boss Keith Andrews stated: “I felt like there was one thing effervescent in direction of tonight and I’ve this unbelievable calm round our staff as a result of I belief them. I see a humility and starvation inside the group and we will problem one another.
“We have now to proceed to get higher on this league, the cash groups are spending on gamers however that’s simply on paper, what we do each day in coaching is pushing boundaries, be open with one another and proceed to go on this journey and I’m loving the journey.”
The win moved Brentford as much as third forward of the remainder of the weekend video games.
