Chelsea midfielder Jorginho says the Blues were punished for making costly errors in the defeat to Leeds United yesterday.
Thomas Tuchel’s side fell to a first defeat of the season at the hands of Leeds, the first time we have lost to the hosts in nine matches.
The Blues started brightly in Yorkshire, with chances falling to both Raheem Sterling and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, before the deadlock was broken by the home side, after an error by goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
Midfielder Jorginho started in the contest in the middle of the park, alongside Conor Gallagher who was handed his first-ever Chelsea start, and the Italian rued the pricey errors of the first half.
‘A really bad day. We started well in the first 15 or 20 minutes, then we got a bit frustrated from them scoring and we started doing stuff we weren’t supposed to. We got stuck. We conceded and then we lost our heads, which cannot happen here. We got punished,’ Jorginho said following the defeat.
‘We knew it was coming [Leeds’ intensity and high press]. We were creating a lot and following the plan, at the end we were not finishing the plan and then we started doing different stuff. We were playing some balls we don’t usually. If we had kept following the pan, and work our way out of pressure, maybe it would be a different story.’
Despite a disappointing day, Jorginho says the Blues must quickly move on in order to prepare for our next challenge, which comes against Leicester City next weekend.
‘We always try to improve and to help each other to push even more, unfortunately yesterday we couldn’t do it.
‘We have to move on, always. These things can happen but it is about how we come back in the next game,’ he added.
The Italian also had some words of support for shot-stopper Edou Mendy, who was caught in possession by Brenden Aaronson before the forward could slot into an open net.
‘Its not nice to see, especially a team-mate. Everyone has been there. He is strong and has a strong mentality. It’s time to move on.’