Chelsea's poor Premier League form continued as the Blues were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton at the Amex Stadium.
"With only one win in seven Premier League games, where do you think things are going wrong and how do you fix them?"
We won twice against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup in the interim and had some other difficult games. I can't even recall the last seven games in the league, so I'm at a loss for words. " How concerning is the Premier League's form, and how do you achieve more consistency?" This is a question I've answered a hundred times. Take a look at our situation with long-term injuries, of key players injured, of Covid, and You will have the answer based on our schedule."
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Can you evaluate the performance? Why couldn't you capitalize on your advantage?
"Because we're exhausted." We are both mentally and physically exhausted. It's evident in our performance. It's as simple as that."
You made a triple substitution on 78 minutes; do you think they should've come sooner? "If I thought we needed them sooner, I would've done them sooner." "You never know, and time flies." We could've done it sooner, but I had to wait to see if Brighton changed their structure, and we were hampered by Marcos Alonso's yellow card, so there were reasons not to do it sooner. That's why we did it in the last 15 minutes." The players will have two days off; how much do they need that? Sorely disappointed. You can call it an excuse or whatever you want, but it's like this. Consider our schedule: when we arrived at Man City, we had the Carabao Cup in the week, whereas they did not. Now that we've arrived, they have a few more days to prepare, as well as the entire week before." It's similar to this. We've been playing since November. We are the team that plays, plays, and plays some more. We need to charge the batteries and then disconnect. This is my opinion, and it is for this reason that I have given the players two days off." We will prepare for two days and will use Friday and Saturday to prepare for Sunday because we have a game against Tottenham."
"You appear depressed; has your schedule affected you as well?" No, but games like this are difficult to analyze. We must respect our opponent. It is extremely difficult to play at Brighton. They played it like a cup game, and the final whistle sounded as if we'd lost. This may give the impression that we lost when, in fact, we did not. Other teams will struggle to score points in this situation. It's difficult when you're at your peak and not tired. So there are some obstacles to overcome, and I refuse to be angry today because it isn't about our ambition or desire." We were fortunate to be one goal ahead, and perhaps we can take advantage and Get a second one. However, we are having difficulty displaying the quality, and we are aware of the reasons for this. We expect a lot from ourselves, but now is not the time to be too harsh on the team."
"We are overjoyed that we have at least four days." You can see what we're talking about if you look at our last week. We had three away games in seven days, and it wasn't just about playing; it was also about traveling and not sleeping." We don't do this for a week and then complain about it. We don't complain anymore, but we do explain why a performance like this can happen in the middle of January in an away game at Brighton.
"This can happen, and if you tell me it hasn't happened before to any Chelsea team or Premier League team, I can only laugh because it has." We've been doing this since November, so we're in a game where we're not performing to our full potential. Welcome to the real world. We can't be surprised, and we want to do more and better, but we have to accept it in the end. We take a chance and go." We tried everything and worked very hard, but there is a certain level of exhaustion that we can feel."
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However, we are having difficulty displaying the quality, and we are aware of the reasons for this. We expect a lot from ourselves, but now is not the time to be too harsh on the team." 
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