Chelsea head coach Xabi Alonso has reflected on his team's 1-0 away defeat to Sunderland in the 10th round of the English Premier League.
As reported by İdman.Biz, citing Chelsea's official website, the Spanish manager admitted that his side failed to create enough scoring opportunities and could have performed better both defensively and offensively.
"I would say there were moments when we could have defended better and situations where we could have made more of our attacking opportunities. But it was a very even, competitive game. They waited for their chance and took it," Alonso said.
"Once they went ahead, we tried to respond, but we didn't create enough dangerous chances. The first goal is always important, and today, after falling behind, we couldn't generate enough of a threat."
The Chelsea manager acknowledged that his team had not done enough to deserve all three points.
"It wasn't our best performance. I don't think we deserved more than perhaps one point. It was a very even match. To be honest, not much happened apart from that incident with the penalty awarded to Sunderland," he explained.
"In the first half, there was a cross and a header from Morgan Rogers, but overall, we didn't create enough to deserve the win."
The defeat leaves Chelsea fifth in the Premier League standings with 16 points after 10 matches.
Meanwhile, Arsenal lead the table with 27 points, opening an 11-point gap over the London rivals.
