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Frank Lampard insisted his Chelsea side are still on a learning curve after their quest for the Premier League title was hit by a 1-0 loss to Everton on Saturday.
Chelsea were unbeaten in nine league games before the Goodison Park clash and would have gone to the top of the table with victory, but they couldn’t find a way to recover from Gylfi Sigurdsson’s penalty in the first half, after Edouard Mendy took out Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
After the game, Lampard said he would be looking for an answer from his side when they go to the Wolves on Tuesday, but admitted that losses like this can happen to a developing side.
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“I feel like we could have gotten something out of the game, but we didn’t pepper his goal,” he said. “We had a chance to get at least one point, but we weren’t at our best. Once it went 1-0, we gave ourselves a problem and we didn’t do enough to break them.
“Edouard has been fantastic since he’s been here, but I don’t think it was just his mistake. The mentality of the whole team was not good to cut the ball. When you give them an advantage in this stadium, against this team it is very difficult, It wasn’t us for the first time in a long time.
“I keep reading that we have the strongest team in the league, but I don’t understand it. The teams that have won the league in recent years have teams full of wingers who have scored a lot of goals, but we are in a position where we are a work in progress.
“We will have nights like this. I don’t like them but we will have to recover strong. Let’s see what happens on Tuesday.”
Everton entered the contest with a win from their previous seven games
Chelsea were left without wingers Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic at Everton due to injuries and Lampard said the tension of the match list has taken a toll on its most explosive players.
“[Pulisic] He was uncomfortable during the week so he couldn’t play and we miss our wingers, “Lampard said.
“There are muscle injuries throughout the Premier League. We want to see these players, but I think this goes back to the issue of the five substitutes that will come up later in the week. It’s about the well-being of the players.
“Players who are explosive and at the top end of the field get injured throughout the Premier League. Everyone can use their squads in these unprecedented times. Do we miss our open players? Yes, we did because they are important players to us. “
Ancelotti: the defense was really good
Everton had won just one of their previous seven Premier League games, with their quick start to the season undone by a mix of injuries and poor performances in recent weeks, and manager Carlo Ancelotti was understandably delighted to pull off a win against his ex club.
Ancelotti, who said Goodison’s 2,000 fans “made a huge difference,” was particularly pleased with his team’s defensive display, led by an impressive performance from center-back Michael Keane, who saw Everton record their first clean sheet since the day. season opener at Tottenham.
Michael Keane closed the door to Chelsea with an imperious display
“We needed this performance and these points,” Ancelotti said. “After a difficult period, we can move on and we are showing more consistency. The performance was really good. You cannot beat Chelsea without a good performance.
“Defensively we were very good. We did not miss many opportunities, only two outside the area. I think we were very well organized with defenders and midfielders. The way the team fought was first class.
“We have a very difficult game on Wednesday [at Leicester] so I hope to see the same attitude and spirit. Today we win because of the spirit, not because of the way we play. I want to see that spirit again against Leicester. “
Whats Next?
Everton will travel to face Leicester on Wednesday at 6pm while Chelsea will play Wolves the day before; The start in Molineux is at 6 pm
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