According to Liam Rosenior, Chelsea’s manager, his squad was “punished” for not finishing off Burnley in the Premier League match.
Joao Pedro scored first at Stamford Bridge, but Zian Flemming scored a late header to make it 1-1. In spite of taking the lead in the fourth minute, the Blues were unable to convert their dominance into goals against the Clarets.
The match-changing incident occurred in the 72nd minute, following the second yellow card handed to Wesley Fofana.
“We ought to have ended the game,” Rosenior informed the news.
I felt like we were off to a great start. We were content to simply keep possession and refrain from being merciless after the first goal.
“You have to be merciless in this league because we’ve been punished for our poor set defence.”