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chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca He said a lack of consistency was costing his team as they were stunned by a goal in the third minute of stoppage time and lost 2-1. Sunderland At Stamford Bridge.
Substitute Chemsdyne Talby scored a dramatic winner to turn the game around and end the Blues’ four-match winning streak in all competitions.
It was completely different from their previous home Premier League hanging out when it was their own choice estevao willian Whose goal in extra time defeated the champions liverpoolMaresca was left scratching his head at the reversal of fortunes.
“We weren’t that good and results could be worse in the Premier League,” he said. “When you are not able to win it is important that you do not lose.
“If you want to be there, you need consistency. Winning four in a row and then today’s (result), it shows. If we can get to that level and this level, maybe it would be better to do something in between, always be the same way.”
A draw would have been a fair result, but Talby’s late winner, curled into the bottom corner after Brian Brobby tackled the ball alone against two defenders, made it a remarkable one.
“It could be an easier situation,” Maresca said. “We were two versus one, with the striker facing his own goal. It’s an easy situation to defend. So we have to do better.”
It was a fierce contest and a fair battle between teams who had accumulated the same number of Premier League points, but if Chelsea have any ambitions to move on from last season’s fourth-place finish and get into the title race, these are matches that cannot get away from them.
Everything was looking rosy in the fourth minute when Alejandro Garnacho received Pedro Neto’s pass on the left and ran around Nordy Mukiele, who was easily beaten, to finish between the legs of Robin Rofe.
Mukiele made amends with a devilishly long throw that caused chaos in Chelsea’s box, from which Wilson Isidore scored his fourth of the season and the equalizer for Sunderland.
Chelsea spent much of the game moving the ball from left to right and then back again waiting for space which Sunderland refused to give. There remains a perception that Maresca’s style is too predictable and easy for teams to defend against.
“Due to lack of creativity, we didn’t make much,” he admitted. “We struggled. We need our players to perform 100 per cent. Even with 1-0 we lost twice, we lost other balls. Against this team you need to win them.”
Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris has now led his side to the best start by a newly promoted team in 17 years, following a fifth win in nine games as their astonishing adaptation to the top flight continued.
He said, “It is important to take advantage of this opportunity when possible because sometimes the opponent is so talented that it can change the game.”
“We often talk about togetherness. We need a starter and a finisher. That was the situation today. It was hard to catch the ball and we know Brian has that ability.
“Searching for a new league, a new team. What we can control is our game. If we are on the edge and it is possible to win, let’s do that.”