March 19, the 28th round of the Premier League, Chelsea drew 2-2 with Everton at home
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Chelsea coach Porter accepted an interview after the game.
Speaking of the draw, Porter said: “We played well, but we are disappointed with the goal we conceded tonight. I think we performed well enough to get three points. But if your defense is not good,
Then you can’t get good results.”
“We didn’t get the ball in the box and when that happens you’re in danger. Everton have done a good job of that but we have to do better. It’s disappointing and we
Great performance in many ways but only one point in the end.”
“We were attacking on the pitch and we were being scored on the pitch. We had to defend from set-pieces and not leave the opponent open, but we couldn’t do that.”
Talking about the performance of the players in this game, Porter said: “Felix was very active from head to toe, Haverts and Pulisic performed well, Chilwell and James opened up the distance on the court.
It was wide and Enzo and Kovacic also pushed the attack in midfield. I’m really disappointed with the draw because we really wanted to win.”
“Fofana did a great job, he defended well and pushed our game, but he had to come off early with a hamstring fatigue. He took the defensive responsibility and the performance of the whole team and everyone was outstanding.
Positive, but it’s a bad feeling when you don’t get the three points.”
Speaking of Kanter, who returned to the bench in this game, Porter said: “He is sitting on the bench and is ready. This is his first game back. He has been absent for a long time, but he is ready.
alright.”
(Jay Chan)