Maurizio
Sarri was furious with a "disaster" of a defensive performance which ended
Chelsea's unbeaten start against Tottenham at Wembley.
Another sluggish start from Chelsea saw Spurs take a 2-0 lead inside 16
minutes, and they ended 3-1 winners courtesy of some basic defensive errors
from Sarri's side.
It ended the Italian's 18-match unbeaten run which had helped his Stamford
Bridge career start in record-breaking fashion, but Sarri said he was not
surprised with how events had unfolded.
"We have to try to do something, because the defensive phase today was a
disaster," he said. "Not only the defensive line, the defensive phase, the
offensive players pressed very badly. The midfielders did not defend very
well, and the defensive line as a consequence was a disaster.
"We were surprised because today they played with the 4-3-1-2. But after
five minutes the situation was very clear.
"In the first 25 or 30 minutes, we had a lot of problems getting the ball
out of our half. Against Tottenham that is very dangerous to lose the ball
in your half, because with their short counter attacks they are maybe one of
the strongest teams in Europe."
It would have been easy for Sarri to make more of a penalty claim Eden
Hazard saw turned down when Chelsea were only 1-0 down, but the Chelsea boss
was so despondent with his side's performance he said it would have made
little difference overall.
"I don't think [it would have changed things]," he said. "For 90 minutes
there was a difference, so I don't think so.
"I have to think and study the other 90 minutes, not only one action. I
don't know if it was a penalty or not. I saw it from 50-60 metres. From the
bench, my position, I thought it was a penalty, but I have to say that
Tottenham won very well."
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