Lopetegui annoyed by West Ham collapse against Chelsea
21/09/2024
London Stadium, London, UK
21/09/2024
London Stadium, London, UK
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00:00What is the manner of the three goals that went into that?
00:04We are very, very frustrated today, for sure, because we had a big expectation in the match.
00:13We worked a lot to prepare this match and I think that I have to review again the match,
00:20but it has been a very soft way to lose against one team as Chelsea.
00:26We suffered two early goals, two goals that I think that we can and we have to do better.
00:32We didn't be consistent, so when you are not consistent against these kind of teams,
00:39you are going to have a few possibility to win.
00:44Despite we have chances and we have more the ball, but there are data that are not important.
00:52The more important data is about the goals and we suffered three.
00:55We don't score, we had chances to score in the first half too.
01:00Before the first goal we had a very clear chance too, but in the end it's about to be more consistent.
01:07In the Premier League, if you want to compete, you have to be more consistent.
01:10Are you convinced that you should have been more than penalty?
01:13Yes, but maybe it can be a penalty.
01:16In my opinion, it's like he can be a penalty, but it's not a one-score.
01:23In this moment we were 2-0-2, of course we can change.
01:28With one goal it's going to be a different impression for the second half,
01:34but I think that we have to change the start of the match.
01:44As Duncan said, be more consistent to be able to win matches.
01:49You took off Guido Rodriguez after 37 minutes, can you confirm that was tactical?
01:57Yes, it was tactical, but when one coach changes one player before half,
02:03it's not the fault of the player, it's the fault of the coach, for sure.
02:07So it's about me, not about Guido.
02:10So what was it about you?
02:12About me, because maybe I have, and I can do better,
02:17if I change one player before half, it's about this.
02:21It's not only to try to watch the player, it's about to watch myself in these moments.
02:31West Ham seems quite flat, there's not much energy in that performance.
02:36Do you agree with that?
02:37If so, how worrying is that on a big day like this?
02:43I have to see the match again.
02:45I think that we were not consistent.
02:50In one moment we suffered one goal that we can and we have to do better.
02:55One player against three is one action that we can defend much better.
03:00We suffer one goal, it's going to be more difficult the rest of the match,
03:06and after the second goal more or less the same.
03:09For me it's about this, we have to improve this.
03:12For sure this group of players are going to improve.
03:15They are going to have time to give the fans the best they deserve.
03:23We are very disappointed for them, above all for them,
03:26because we feel their support, their ambition.
03:30Of course today is a bad day for all of us,
03:34but we have to look forward, work hard, talk a little, not a lot,
03:43and think about the future.
03:47There were a lot of boos when you took off Somerville in the second half.
03:51What did you make of that reaction?
03:53No, because there was a moment when we had to find options
03:59and we decided to change him, but he was working well.
04:05I am sure that he doesn't have been a bad player for us today.
04:12But when we change one player, we get a lot of results.
04:16Is it a worry at all that very early in your time here
04:19there was that kind of reaction from the crowd?
04:22Is it a worry that people have already protested?
04:53We have a lot of time to do this.
04:55Now, right now, we have in three days one other match,
04:58one other competition.
04:59We have to look forward, to be ready,
05:01and for sure, to be honest with ourselves, to change things
05:04and to improve is about this.
05:12No, because I am the coach.
05:13The coach is always responsible about the matches.
05:17I think that we have to be more consistent.
05:21We did sometimes, sometimes yes, sometimes not.
05:23It is not enough.
05:25So, in this kind of matches, if you want to compete and to win,
05:30you have to be consistent until the end.
05:33We started with a very big difficulty,
05:35suffering two early goals.
05:37This is one question that we have to change, for sure.
05:40You showed in the second half against Man City
05:42that the team can play attacking football
05:44and play to the referees you want.
05:46You showed in the second half against Man City.
05:50Today, I think we had more chances than then.
05:53It is not about the chances.
05:55We don't score, but we have more.
05:57We have more shots, more corners.
06:00But it is not about this.
06:01It is about to compete in the Premier League,
06:03about to be more consistent.
06:09You