Tottenham Hotspur defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/William-Gallas-c36874 claims that too many defensive mistakes cost them the game against Chelsea.
The North London club found themselves at the receiving end of a 2-4 thrashing handed out by European champions and league leaders at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham were let down by defensive mistakes that cost them their 4-game winning streak and marked their first home defeat of the season.
Manager Andre Villas-Boas looked clearly disappointed as his side failed to close the gap on their London rivals and his former club.
The Portuguese was looking to seek vengeance against the club that had sacked him last season, after only 6 months in charge. What perhaps added to the humiliation was that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 went on to win the FA Cup and the Champions League that same season under
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo, who was Villas-Boas’ assistant coach.
The manager had spoken about the match with much confidence and hope, and believed that his team had the quality to end Chelsea’s unbeaten run in the league.
However, Chelsea’s midfield power and quality proved too much for Spurs, who failed to dominate the game for the majority of the 90 minutes.
Juan Mata, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-c28720 put up star performances as Chelsea ran riot at the Lane. Despite taking the lead, Tottenham conceded three quick goals and ended up losing.
William Gallas believes all three goals were easily avoidable and blames Tottenham’s defensive concentration. The player said:
“I’m very disappointed because even if I think we didn’t start the first half very well, we came back well in the second half. We equalized and we scored the second goal, and then I think we made so many mistakes.”
“We could not keep the ball in front and it was difficult for us because they had a lot of chances, and they had the occasion to equalize and then to score the third goal. On all the goals we conceded, I think we made a mistake.”
The player insisted that Tottenham have the mental strength to move on from the defeat and bounce back. The club will play in the Europa League this Thursday before travelling St. Mary’s to face Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday.
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