Enzo Maresca delivered a brutally honest verdict after Chelsea’s surprise loss to Sunderland, saying his attackers lacked creativity and his defenders did not do their jobs to prevent the defeat in stoppage time.
The Blues lost to a winner from substitute Chemsdine Talbi, which Maresca said should have been an ‘easy situation’ for his centre backs to clean up as they were two on one with a long ball. Instead, the Black Cats temporarily sent themselves up to second in the Premier League.
Speaking afterwards, Maresca did not try to make any excuses for his side being humbled by Sunderland, who were promoted from the Championship last season.