Lopetegui annoyed by West Ham collapse against Chelsea

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Lopetegui annoyed by West Ham collapse against Chelsea  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

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