Chelsea supervisor Liam Rosenior has praised his staff for his or her engagement and power within the 3-2 loss to Arsenal on Wednesday night.
The Blues confronted up in opposition to their acquainted Premier League rivals within the EFL Cup semi-finals, with three Gunners objectives countered by an Alejandro Garnacho brace from the bench.
Though they misplaced, Rosenior’s males are nonetheless within the tie heading again to the Emirates subsequent week for the second leg.
Talking after the match, the brand new head coach mentioned: “It’s half-time [in the tie]. I used to be very proud of the engagement, the dedication of the gamers. They gave every thing.
“It was each open recreation. Disillusioned to concede from a nook. Disillusioned with the third purpose as properly as a result of we have been proper again within the recreation and we have been on high at that second.
“We switched off from a restart from a central free kick however I can’t fault the gamers. We’ve had sickness within the squad, we’ve picked up a couple of knocks this week however what the squad has proven that they’re keen to run and struggle for one another.
“We’d like to ensure i we carry out properly individually we don’t concede as many objectives.”
Robert Sanchez was at fault for Arsenal’s second purpose, however was defended by his supervisor.
“Rob’s an excellent goalkeeper. He made an excellent save at 3-1 to maintain us within the tie, so for me load of issues to enhance however the total perspective of the staff I preferred. Hopefully, we get a couple of our bodies again for Brentford on Saturday.”
On Garnacho, Rosenior added: “I mentioned he could be vital off the bench and he proved that at the moment. I’ve received an excellent squad. What I would like them to do is be engaged whether or not they begin the sport or whether or not they come off the bench. Garna confirmed his high quality. I feel Pedro Neto was magnificent. Estevao was excellent as properly.
