“Final details” cost Chelsea claims defender after latest defeat against Arsenal

Chelsea limited Arsenal to two shots on target last night, putting in a really solid defensive performance.

Trevoh Chalobah did his job, sadly those further forward couldn’t find a goal. That perhaps isn’t too surprising, given the defensive setup from the manager.

Chalobah spoke to Chelsea’s official website at full time:

Chalobah laments Chelsea’s lack of creativity

Trevoh Chalobah applauds the Chelsea fans. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

“It’s disappointing not to get to the final. It was a chance for us to get to another final and win another trophy, but it was just the final details in the attacking third. I thought there wasn’t much in the game, and we did really well to nullify them, especially in the first half,” the defender reflected.

“‘They had a chance at the end, but the boys did well – it was just the final details. We stuck to the game plan. We were pushing at the end, but it didn’t work out. We have to keep our heads up and not allow this to affect us and carry on our good form.”

If we bounce back and show a really confident attacking performance on Sunday, this game will soon be forgotten. But if we struggle to create against Wolves, that frustration is only going to grow more intense. Hopefully the likes of Cole Palmer, Estevao and Reece James starting will make the difference there.

In other news…

Andrey Santos also spoke to the media after the game, and he was clearly frustrated by Chelsea’s failure to create the chances they needed to to win the game.

Rosenior’s start as Chelsea manager came against Arsenal, and last night he got a second crack at them. While the outcome was the same, he insisted he saw a lot of things that had improved in his team between the performances.