阿斯皮利奎塔、阿隆索：13分差距很大，但我們會努力 - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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阿斯皮利奎塔：我們需要向前看

2022.01.16


切爾西隊長阿斯皮利奎塔表示，不敵曼城後藍軍需要向前看，集中精力回到勝利
的道路上。


https://i.imgur.com/vapOchA.jpg


儘管我們在後防線上表現出色，限制了對手的機會，嘗試在中場休息前取得領先
但由於德布洛因在禁區外打入的全場唯一進球，我們還是0-1輸給了英超領頭羊曼城。


阿斯皮利奎塔認為這是一場很可能由微小差距決定的比賽，雖然可能會在不同的
日子出現不同的結果，但失利仍然讓球員們感到痛苦。


“很簡單，他們進了一個球，我們沒進，”藍軍隊長阿斯皮利奎塔說，“我認為
隨著比賽的進行，我們本可獲得更多的機會。我們知道這將是一場勢均力敵的比賽，
我們不能打進第一個球，但我覺得我們至少可以得一分。”


https://i.imgur.com/tU1YxH2.jpg
盧卡庫險些為切爾西破門，但被埃德森擋出


“我們有一些很好的機會，一些可以進球的機會。我們知道曼城施加了很大的壓
力，他們讓我們踢得不舒服，但我認為在少數幾次控球的時候，我們有機會破門。”


“我們防守的很好，對方是一支非常強大的球隊，我們知道這將是一場艱難的比
賽。當然，我們對沒能從中得到什麼感到失望。”


但阿斯皮利奎塔知道，藍軍沒有時間沉浸在失望之中，比賽仍在密集而快速地進
行，下週二晚上藍軍將前往南海岸在英超聯賽中挑戰布萊頓。


聯賽積分榜的情況也是如此，本場失利後我們在積分榜上落後曼城13分，正如阿
斯皮利奎塔所堅持的，我們的重點應該完全放在自己的表現上，回到最好的狀態，相
信如果我們能做到這一點，好的結果和積分就會隨之而來。


“這場比賽之後，爭冠難度比賽前更大了。我們落後了10分，本可能會降到7分，
即使這樣，兩隊之間仍然有差距。但結果我們輸了，當我們落後13分的時候，情況是
非常困難的。”


https://i.imgur.com/0Jo2hlD.jpg
在伊蒂哈德球場阿斯皮利奎塔對抗格拉利什


“我們不能只想著這件事，如果我們想找回比賽節奏，就要找回勝利的穩定性、
表現的穩定性、進球的穩定性。這是頭等大事，週二我們將再次客場面對布萊頓，迎
來一場艱難的比賽。我們的日程安排得很緊，我們不會停下來，我們必須好好恢復，
然後繼續努力。”


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Alonso on the reality of a difficult fight ahead and the fairness of
postponements

16 Jan 2022


A third Premier League defeat of the season for Chelsea in the north-west
left us trailing in the wake of Manchester City in the title race and
Marcos Alonso admitted afterwards that the 13-point gap to the league
leaders would be a difficult obstacle to overcome.


https://i.imgur.com/9I3dIbe.jpg


In a game of few big chances in which neither side registered an xG
(expected goals) over one, it was Pep Guardiola's men who stole all three
points courtesy of Kevin De Bruyne's fine strike in the 70th minute, a
curling effort that took Kepa Arrizabalaga by surprise and flew inside the
far post.


The Blues were left rueing a lack of final-third precision and the
spurning of our only significant opportunity in front of goal when Romelu
Lukaku was denied by Ederson early in the second half.


For Alonso, the sight of the defending champions moving further into the
distance with their 12th successive league victory was a reality shock,
leaving Chelsea now requiring an improbable fightback in the final four
months of the campaign..


'It's disappointing,' our Spanish defender admitted about the result. 'It
was maybe the last chance to keep on fighting for the Premier League. We
will keep trying until the end, until it's gone mathematically, but it
will be difficult now.


'We need to think about Brighton in three days, win that one, keep
training hard and not look at the table at this moment.'


City dominated the usual match metrics including possession and attempts,
with Thomas Tuchel bemoaning his side's lack of composure and cutting
edge, which saw them record just one effort on goal throughout the 90
minutes.


That fell to Lukaku from a neat Mateo Kovacic through ball but the Belgian
was denied by a smart stop before his countryman De Bruyne provided the
decisive blow to the Blues once again, contributing his fifth goal against
his former employers in as many league outings.


'The chances were there but we just lacked a bit of good decision-making
in the last third to create even more chances or to score the couple of
chances we had,' explained Alonso.


'It was a tough game but we knew it would be and still we had some chances
even if we were not fully in control of the game and the possession. We
defended well and all together.


https://i.imgur.com/V2xvsZo.jpg
Lukaku saw an effort well saved at 0-0


'We had a couple of chances to go 1-0 up and we were not that far from
getting something from the match. We expected something like this before
the game but we competed well so of course we are disappointed.'


Tuchel lacked options with two wing-backs and two centre-halves missing
from the squad, leaving Alonso as the only recognised left-sided defender
in Ben Chilwell's long-term absence.


With a hectic schedule and always plenty of pressure to produce, the
burden of responsibility weighs heavily on the 31-year-old but he refuses
to look for excuses.


'There are a lot of games but I just focus on recovering and getting ready
for the next one,' he continued. 'It's tough sometimes but it's what we
like, to play games, so I'm not going to complain about that.


https://i.imgur.com/d9dM0oF.jpg
Alonso hunts down Raheem Sterling at the Etihad


'The calendar is busy but it is what it is and we have no excuses. We have
a deep squad so we cannot complain about injuries and try to find excuses.
We need to keep working hard.


'We have a lot of great players in this squad so with determination and a
lot of hard training, we can do anything and fight for everything.'


With news of Arsenal's postponement request for the north London derby
having been accepted filtering around the Etihad Stadium after the final
whistle, Alonso chose the right words to relay the feeling from the
Chelsea dressing room.


'It's difficult but I think it should be the same for everyone and all
teams treated the same,' he added. 'We had some games with a lot of
players out, some games with only four defenders, but we still had to
play.


'It has to be fair for everyone to have the same treatment from the
Premier League, not just some games yes, some games no.'

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