IT'S STARTING TO BITE ... for Chelsea interim boss Rafa Benitez
Published: 13 hrs ago
RAFA BENITEZ was booed off again at Stamford Bridge last night.
Chelsea’s lowest crowd of the season — 38,484 — turned on the interim manager as they drew 2-2 with Southampton after leading 2-0 in their Premier League clash.
The fans were furious when hero Frank Lampard was subbed for Fernando Torres 11 minutes from time and they again vented their anger at the final whistle.
It was only the third time in Chelsea’s Premier League history they had failed to win after leading by two goals at half-time.
Benitez admitted: “I’m not angry but I am disappointed. When you know your players and what they can do, you are disappointed when you don’t win a game like this.
“Everything changed in the second half. We were not under pressure, but we made the same mistakes as we have in the past and that is my concern.
“I wanted to see the reaction from my team after Southampton scored their first goal and we didn’t do well.
“We had chances to score, we weren’t clinical enough and they broke on the counter-attack.
“I told the team at half-time that we needed a third goal. We cannot be happy to be drawing at home. The next game against Arsenal has to be totally different.”
BLUES boss admitted side needed third goal to kill off Southampton but failed to take their chances
Saints boss Nigel Adkins said: “We came with a game plan and stuck to it even when 2-0 down.
“We played them 10 days ago in the FA Cup and they beat us 5-1.
“Not many teams will come back from 2-0 down away to Chelsea. That shows the resolve and character we have.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4748604/Rafa-Benitez-was-booed-off-again-at-Chelseas-Stamford-Bridge.html#ixzz2IF1CA4fP
