http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786’s manager, Rafa Benitez has urged his team to perform better in the final third, after the London based club managed to score only one goal in their game against Sparta Prague.
The manager also went on to back Spanish international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707, who he feels will show his class shortly, despite the player having scored only one goal in his last thirteen appearances.
The London based club were looking to go all out in their Europa League game against Sparta Prague, but unfortunately they only managed to score one goal.
The goal came in the last few minutes of the game, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-c28720 finally managed to find the back of the net after Chelsea created a handful of chances throughout the game.
Benitez acknowledged the lack of ability in front of goal shown by his team, as he went on to state: "Eighteen attempts away is not bad, but we have to be more clinical in attack.”
"The first 20 minutes we were in control. We had some half-chances; it was a cross, we weren't there. We were in control.”
"After this 20 minutes they were pushing and pushing. The team, as a team, had problems defending.”
"We changed a little bit in the second half. I think the concentration of the team was much better, the intensity in defence was much better and then we had more control."
The manager then went on to praise Torres once again, despite the striker failing to show up and prove to be the threat that he once was.
Benitez stated that the team needed to create more chances in the future, so that players like Torres could end up finding the back of the net with one of their efforts in the future.
He continued: "We have to create more opportunities and the strikers will score more goals.
"His work rate was really good and thanks to him the rest of the team, especially the second line of offensive players, they could create.”
"His http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 was to push and run and keep their defenders deep so he could create space for the other players.”
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