Knocked Out from the FA Cup, Chelsea Focus to Win the League Cup and Europa League

DBasia.news –  Chelsea’s inconsistency in playing is still felt. Latest, Chelsea lost to rivals, Manchester United, in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge, Tuesday (19/2) early morning Western Indonesian Time.

Back down the composition of players who were almost the same when they humiliated Manchester City six goals without reply, the Blues had to beat with a score of 2-0 through Ander Herrera’s goal in the 31st minute and Paul Pogba in the 45th minute.

Responding to the minor results that Chelsea won again, Cesar Azpilicueta as the team captain finally spoke up. The Spaniard really can’t cover his disappointment, especially after they failed to maintain the status of defending champion FA Cup.

“Tonight is a difficult night for Chelsea because we failed to create many dangerous opportunities. Yes, the players certainly felt very disappointed because the team has now been officially eliminated, even though we are the defending champions,” Azpilicueta said after the game as reported by the BBC.

“Tonight really frustrated the players, we had a very difficult night, but the fans remained loyal to support and be behind the team,” he added.

The defeat against Manchester United is very detrimental to Chelsea, apart from failing to maintain their status as defending champions, the fate of the team manager, Maurizio Sarri is also at the forefront, not even a few who predict if the Italian man will immediately leave Stamford Bridge.

Closing the conversation, Azpilicueta also confirmed that he and his team-mates would continue to fight in the remaining two competitions. As is known, the club owned by Roman Abramovich has indeed confirmed a place in the League Cup final and also one step away to the last 16 of the Europa League.

“Chelsea are a club that has the habit of winning the trophy and being the most successful team in England in recent years. Now there is only one thing I can say, that we will give everything and work hard in the Europa League competition and hopefully win the League Cup on Sunday,” he concluded.