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christensen--we-need-to-look-at-ourselves-and-improve

Christensen: We need to look at ourselves and improve

21 Apr 2022


Andreas Christensen accepted full responsibility for Arsenal's first goal
in last night's disappointing 4-2 home defeat and stated that he and his
Chelsea team-mates need to perform a lot better.


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The Blues were beaten by our London rivals in an action-packed Premier
League encounter, which saw Arsenal twice take the lead in the first half
through Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe before being pegged back by
Timo Werner and Cesar Azpilicueta.


Chelsea were much the stronger side in the first half but sloppy mistakes
cost the Blues as Mikel Arteta's wrapped up the points after the break
through another strike from Nketiah and a Bukayo Saka penalty.


Christensen, who saw his under-hit backpass latched onto by Nketiah for
the opening goal, shouldered full responsibility for that incident and
felt that the entire team were guilty of uncharacteristic individual
mistakes.


'Since Thomas arrived at the club, we've always been strong defensively,'
Christensen said post-match. 'That's been our base to work from and then
knowing that our quality up front guarantees goals. Being solid at the
back has always been a priority and recently, it's been kind of the
opposite.


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The Dane was withdrawn at half-time through injury


'We spoke about it in the dressing room, because we've now conceded 10
goals in our last three home games and that's nowhere near good enough.


'I take 100 per cent responsibility on my shoulders for the first goal, it
was my mistake, but luckily for me we got back into the game quite quickly
through Timo's goal. We kept making mistakes though and it's hard to keep
bouncing back.


https://i.imgur.com/S3xRfL0.jpg
Christensen and his team-mates celebrate Werner's strike


'I think we have to take a look at ourselves in the mirror because that
performance wasn't good enough and we know we can play a lot better than
that. We can only blame ourselves for this result.


'We know we are better than this and for me personally, I know I can
perform so much better than I what I showed. We need to pick our heads up
and go again now.'


There was a reduced crowd inside Stamford Bridge due to the current
sanctions on the Owner and Christensen feels that any frustrations felt by
the supporters can be justified following a London derby defeat.


However the Dane is hoping to put some smiles back on the faces of the
fans on Sunday, when we have the chance to get back to winning ways when
West Ham visit Stamford Bridge.


Christensen is also hoping for a strong end to the current campaign, with
the defender challenging the Blues to cement a third-placed finish in the
Premier League and to lift the FA Cup in May.


'Everyone wants the best for the club and there's a lot of passion from us
and from the fans, which is how it should be,' Andreas added.


'I can understand any frustrations because tonight we weren't good enough
and we know we have to do a lot better. We want to do this for the fans
because we are all proud to play for this club. We have to go again and
I'm sure the fans will be there again at the weekend to support us, which
we need.


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The Blues are back at the Bridge on Sunday


'We have to stay focused because we want to finish the season strongly and
ensure that we finish third. We've also got a cup final at Wembley that we
want to win, so there's still a lot of important games left for us to play
this season.


'We need to look at ourselves after this result and then move onto the
next game. We want to finish third and win a trophy not just for
ourselves, but for the fans as well because they are so passionate for
this club.'

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Burrell: "If the Gods are fucking you, you find a way to fuck them back.
It's Baltimore, gentlemen. The Gods will not save you."

- The Wire: Season 3, Episode 3

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