Defensive Lapses Cost Chelsea Against Sunderland – Alonso

Xabi Alonso has reacted to Chelsea’s narrow 1-0 defeat at Sunderland. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Insisting that defensive lapses were the primary reason for their failure to secure a result, Alonso stated that he prefers to focus on his team’s lack of clinical edge rather than the officiating.

The Spaniard concluded by emphasizing the need for patience as his squad continues to evolve under his guidance

His words, “The other one, I think it’s an action where he can defend better. It’s our mistake. I was trying to find solutions. We were missing a bit of speed on the ball, a bit of patience playing against a low block.

We didn’t create enough chances, we didn’t have enough patience or creativity to create chances. That’s why we were not close to scoring.

I haven’t seen Cole’s actions, but there could be a chance that it could be given.

We were ready for that. We knew it would take a lot to come here and win. It wasn’t that far, but it was about detail and things we can do better. We could have done even better. We didn’t do enough to score what would have been the equaliser.

It’s Premier League, to be consistent in this block, we are still developing and improve. Today the feeling is not the best, but we have time to come back and reflect and come back for November and December and progressing,”