Brentford batter Chelsea 3-0 as Colwill admits Blues were “bullied” and must improve
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Levi Colwill has admitted that Chelsea were 'bullied' by Brentford during the club's 3-0 defeat to their West London neighbours.
Chelsea crashed to defeat at Brentford on Friday night as the Bees ran riot at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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Xabi Alonso's side were exposed defensively again in another reality check for the new head coach. Brentford scored three times in a punishing second half, with Jaidon Anthony opening the scoring with a close-range header on 61 minutes, as Chelsea failed to deal with a deep corner kick.
The hosts had a second when Igor Thiago turned in on the rebound, after Kevin Schade's initial effort had been saved by Emi Martinez. Brentford cut apart Chelsea to send Schade in on goal, after the Blues squandered possession.
Substitute Fabio Carvalho wrapped up the win when he added a third in stoppage time to seal a big Brentford win.
Levi Colwill admits Chelsea were ‘bullied’ at set-pieces in 3-0 Brentford rout: ‘We weren’t good enough’
Reflecting on the result, stand-in Chelsea captain Colwill said his side had been 'bullied' at set pieces. The result continues a concerning defensive record for Chelsea, who have conceded aPremier League high of 12 goals ahead of this weekend's fixtures.
"Second half we weren't good enough. We've got a lot to work on over the international break," Colwill said toSky Sports.
"Maybe at times we've been bullied [at set-pieces] and we have to improve at that. We can't rely on our front three to pull us of danger -- we all need to help each other. We've got a lot of room to improve."