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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard was frustrated by his team’s defensive capitulation in Saturday’s 3-3 draw against Southampton at Stamford Bridge after the visitors came from behind twice to earn a point.
Timo Werner had a first-half double while Kai Havertz scored in the second half as new Chelsea recruits opened their Premier League accounts, but the Saints capitalized on defensive mistakes and stole a point with a late-time draw off.
‘You raise two goals, you want to finish it off. It was the best we have played this season at this stage, ” Lampard told BBC Sport.
But Southampton are a good team. They pressured us without the ball. They put us under pressure after the first goal.
‘My message at half-time was that the goal shouldn’t change too much. We never reached the same levels in the second half. We can do better. We need to be more solid and making individual mistakes gives opportunities to other teams ”.
Kepa Arrizabalaga returned to goal with new signing Edouard Mendy, who left with injury and was embroiled in a defensive error as Southampton made it 2-2 through Che Adams.
Lampard, however, refused to blame the Spanish goalkeeper who has suffered a crisis of confidence after mistakes in previous games caused him to drop from the starting eleven.
“(The second goal) is a mistake that we should have addressed and if you are going to concede those kinds of goals then it is not something that we can have in our game,” Lampard told reporters.
“He (Kepa) has to be strong enough, that’s the way it is in elite sport and goalkeepers have to deal with that. He will have the support of me and his teammates. It’s a shame, because he made good saves. ‘
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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