http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Petr-Cech-c29837 has admitted the team were as much responsible as the manager for the poor form and that the player’s mistakes on the pitch were not helping the situation.
No one could be blamed, not even Andre Villas-Boas, for Chelsea’s defending during the clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 in the UEFA Champions League. Poor defending saw the Blues return with a 3-1 loss to Napoli in the first leg of the round of 16 in the European competition.
While the media chose to pile the blame on the manager, claiming he had picked the wrong squad for the fixture, Cech believed it was the player’s poor decisions on the pitch that had eventually resulted in the loss in the English Premier League fixtures
and the UEFA Champions League.
Cech said while speaking to reporters:
“We know he (Villas-Boas) keeps working hard for us.
He prepares every game with 100% commitment and we appreciate it as players.
But if you have players on the pitch making mistakes he can't help it.”
The Blues stopper praised the manager, claiming his preparations for the fixtures were unmatched but the players had let him down on the pitch. It was for this reason Cech believed the Portuguese manager was not as much to blame as the squad.
However, in terms of entertainment, Cech believed the Blues had delivered and put on a fantastic show for the travelling fans. The match was indeed highly entertaining, with fast pace, counter attacks and a whole lot of shots and chances on goal.
He revealed:
“I think it was an amazing game for the supporters to watch, there were a lot of counter-attacks, shots and chances.
But if you come to a place where they are strong at scoring and leave them so many moments you can get punished.”
While the Blues are currently down to a two goal disadvantage, waiting to play the second leg at Stamford Bridge two weeks from now, Cech was confident the Blues could overturn the disadvantage.
Cech continued:
“It's not an ideal situation but we are still in the Champions League and we will fight to the end.”
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