“Forget Sancho” “This man makes us suffer” – Bournemouth coach hails Chelsea man after 1-0 difficult defeat to Chelsea
At the Vitality Stadium, Chelsea’s late toe-poke by Christopher Nkunku gave the Blues a thrilling 1-0 Premier League victory over a tenacious Bournemouth team. For this victory, Chelsea was grateful to two of their outstanding substitutes.
Andoni Iraola has complimented his team’s performance and laid the blame for his team’s defeat at the hands of Chelsea Man.
At Vitality Stadium, Enzo Maresca had witnessed Chelsea’s early struggles. Only Robert Sanchez’s penalty save against Evanilson after 38 minutes kept the game scoreless at halftime.
Before bringing on Nkunku before halftime, Maresca went to Sancho. The French forward’s late goal gave the new Blues manager a razor-thin second Premier League victory.
Andoni Iraola, the boss of Bournemouth, on Chelsea’s best player
“We created the chances and had a lot more than Chelsea. We played really well, we adjusted very well, and the players understood very well what we have to do today.”
“You had to make the difference, and Robert Sanchez, the goalkeeper, particularly made the difference; he was the best player on the field and one of the main factors in their victory.”
After Evanilson gave up the penalty kick for body-checking the goalscorer, Robert Sanchez made an incredible stop to keep the game alive. Had little option but to pull down Evanilson down after Wesley Fofana’s bad back-pass.
kept Chelsea in the game long enough to steal the victory by making many key saves throughout the evening to deny Bournemouth.