Chelsea supervisor Liam Rosenior has praised his staff for his or her engagement and vitality within the 3-2 loss to Arsenal on Wednesday night.
The Blues confronted up towards their acquainted Premier League rivals within the EFL Cup semi-finals, with three Gunners objectives countered by an Alejandro Garnacho brace from the bench.
Though they misplaced, Rosenior’s males are nonetheless within the tie heading again to the Emirates subsequent week for the second leg.
Talking after the match, the brand new head coach stated: “It’s half-time [in the tie]. I used to be very proud of the engagement, the dedication of the gamers. They gave all the things.
“It was each open recreation. Dissatisfied to concede from a nook. Dissatisfied with the third aim as effectively as a result of we have been proper again within the recreation and we have been on high at that second.
“We switched off from a restart from a central free kick however I can’t fault the gamers. We’ve had sickness within the squad, we’ve picked up just a few knocks this week however what the squad has proven that they’re prepared to run and combat for one another.
“We want to verify i we carry out effectively individually we don’t concede as many objectives.”
Robert Sanchez was at fault for Arsenal’s second aim, however was defended by his supervisor.
“Rob’s an excellent goalkeeper. He made an excellent save at 3-1 to maintain us within the tie, so for me load of issues to enhance however the general perspective of the staff I appreciated. Hopefully, we get just a few our bodies again for Brentford on Saturday.”
On Garnacho, Rosenior added: “I stated he can be necessary off the bench and he proved that in the present day. I’ve bought an excellent squad. What I would like them to do is be engaged whether or not they begin the sport or whether or not they come off the bench. Garna confirmed his high quality. I feel Pedro Neto was magnificent. Estevao was excellent as effectively.
