Chelsea suffered a 1-2 defeat to Sunderland at home, thereby ending a streak of four consecutive wins in the Premier League. It is worth mentioning that The Blues took an early lead with a goal by Garnacho, but then came back in the extra minutes.
Speaking after the match, coach Enzo Maresca expressed his disappointment with his players' performance, and revealed a series of unfortunate news about the situation of the team: "I think Joao Pedro cannot train, because he is suffering from a minor injury.
Moises Caicedo is still the same, Enzo Fernandez is still the same. We have 4 to 5 players with problems and can't practice regularly, but they also have to try to play."
Maresca also did not hesitate to admit that Chelsea were playing below them: I think we are not good enough. The second goal we conceded, I said many times, when you can't win, the important thing is that you don't lose... We are in a first-leg situation with two centre-backs and we didn't defend properly."
This defeat came in the context of Chelsea having to play three matches in just seven days. The Blues have to face Wolves in the Carabao Cup in midweek and Tottenham on Saturday. With a long injury list including Cole Palmer, Liam Delap, Levi Colwill and Benoit Badiashile, coach Enzo Maresca will certainly have a headache with the personnel problem.
