Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez was surprised and frustrated by his team’s tiredness in the shocking 0-1 defeat to struggling Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 at Stamford Bridge last night.
Having won three games in row, the Blues lost last night in a surprise defeat to struggling Queens Park Rangers on their own turf. This marks only the second victory of the season for QPR, who have now moved level with Reading on 13 points.
Going into the game, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043.
The hosts were without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eden-Hazard-c11863 and the in-form Juan Mata for the game, which surprised many.
Marko Marin got his first start for Chelsea, and was very lucky to have escaped a fourth minute red card from the referee after a reckless challenge on Stephane Mbia. The German starlet had dived in with a one-footed studs-up challenge.
Having enjoyed most of the possession, Chelsea were unable to create any real chances. The visitors took the lead with 12 minutes remaining on the clock when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shaun-Wright-Phillips-c33277 scored the only goal of the night. The former Chelsea player’s return to Stamford
Bridge was truly special as he fired his side towards victory.
The three points ensure the best possible start for Harry Redknapp’s men, and will have boosted their morale and confidence.
Rafael Benitez was very shocked and surprised by the defeat, and bemoaned his team’s tiredness and lethargy. Speaking to reporters in his post-match conference, he said:
“We were playing well and had confidence that we could carry on performing well. We changed some players but in fairness, only http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marko-Marin-c24198 wasn’t playing regularly. You could see that some players were a little bit tired.”
“They sat deep, we were not precise in possession. We were not passing the ball with accuracy and with the high tempo that we were expecting. At the end, we made a mistake and gave them the chance. Too many things all at once were not working for us.”
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