Chalsea Manager Takes Fault For Bournemouth Defeated Chelsea

Eniola Olayemi

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said Wednesday’s 4-0 loss at Bournemouth – the club’s heaviest league defeat for 23 years – was “my fault”.

The visitors dominated possession in the first half but were unable to break down a Bournemouth side who then scored four goals in the second half.

Sarri said his players did not play as a team after the break and they “found it difficult to accept” going behind.

“Maybe I am not able to motivate these players,” said the Italian. Chelsea slipped to fifth in the Premier League after two goals from Joshua King and one apiece from David Brooks and Charlie Daniels sent them to a second consecutive league defeat. Sarri kept his players in the dressing room for more than 40 minutes after the game, later explaining he wanted to “talk to them alone, without anybody”.

“At the end of the first half it was impossible to think the second would be a disaster and I want to understand why,” he said.

“Just like two months ago when we had to face difficulties, we lost our identity and played as 11 individuals.”