Chelsea: We have no excuses - Cech

Petr Cech - Chelsea Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jed Leicester

Petr Cech said there are no excuses after Chelsea lost 2-0 to Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Saturday lunchtime.
The Blues lost to Newcastle after winning seven games on the bounce previously and Chelsea stopper Cech said his team had no excuses

Cech told Chelsea TV: "Apart from the wind, we can't blame anything. The pitch was very good, very fast, and actually it was good to pass the ball, so this was not the reason why we didn't win.


"There are no excuses, no pitch, no early kick-off, whatever. We didn't play well enough to win the game and that's why we lost. To be fair, they sat back because they were a bit afraid, so it was their plan.

"You could see from the start they wanted to congest the pitch and that's why you don't have many chances to make the tempo and the game really running. But to be fair, we had enough possession, we had enough comfort on the ball, but we didn't find a pass.”

It is the second season in a row that the Blues have lost at St James’ Park after losing 3-2 last year.

Cech said: "It was exactly the same type of game as last year. We looked comfortable with the ball, we had more possession, but apart from the close thing we had at the beginning, we didn't find a pass to put them under pressure and to make more chances.

 "As the game went on at 0-0, they had more belief and the game became more difficult."