England and Chelsea midfielder, Cole Palmer has said that Chelsea’s loss to Fulham on Thursday was due to the team’s inability to control the game in the last 20 minutes of the game.
A statement obtained from the club’s website on Friday said the defeat to Fulham on Boxing Day is an opportunity to learn from the defeat in preparation for the trip to Ipswich next week.
“It’s football, it happens. We lost control for 20 minutes and they scored two,’ said Palmer.
“We were winning for the majority of the game, but to lose at the end is difficult. First half we played well. We controlled the game. We had quite a few chances.
“Second half we seemed to lose a bit of control. They are a good transition team, they like to run, direct, so we got caught with their game and we paid the price.
“I don’t think we lost energy or interest; as the managers said, we just lost control of the game, and we turned it into a game they’re better than us at. We need to try and manage the game a bit better,” he said.
“It’s a good opportunity to learn, rest, recover, and play in three days,’ stressed Palmer.
“We just keep going now. We knew we weren’t going to win every single game played. It’s the manager’s first season with us and we’re learning.
“Everyone has said from the start we’re not a title contender; we’re just playing, winning, getting better as a team, growing, and that’s what we’re doing,” he averred.
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