Havertz shares his frustrations from Dortmund loss
16 FEB 2023
Frustration was the overriding emotion for Kai Havertz when reflecting on our narrow Champions League first leg defeat to Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues were defeated 1-0 by the Bundesliga side, with Karim Adeyemi’s second-half strike seeing Dortmund take a slender lead to Stamford Bridge for the return leg next month.
Despite the defeat, the Blues performed well and created plenty of opportunities to win the game and the lack of a cutting edge in front of goal is what disappointed Kai overall.
‘It’s frustrating to lose because I thought we played quite well,’ Havertz said when speaking post-match. ‘We came here to win the game, or at least draw, but in the end we have lost and it’s just really frustrating for us.
‘Their goal was a mistake from us and we knew that Adeyemi is a fast player, especially on counter-attacks. So that was disappointing.
‘We created plenty of chances and on another day, we could have scored a couple of goals and the tie would look so different.
‘I don’t think we should be too unhappy with our performance because we created the opportunities, but it’s just frustrating that we couldn’t take any of them. We have to look at that and try to improve on that front.’
Graham Potter handed Chelsea Champions League debuts to Joao Felix, Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk, with the trio all impressing.
Havertz believes the new signings are beginning to gel well with the team and that getting back to winning ways is just around the corner.
‘We have had a lot of new players join in this window and I think you can definitely see us improving and getting that chemistry with one another now,’ added the German.
‘This was another step forward, even though we lost. The result of course is the most important thing and it wasn’t what we wanted, but I think we showed some good signs – especially in the second half – and we need to build on that.’
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Chilwell: Positives to take
17 FEB 2023
Ben Chilwell has reiterated that our Champions League knockout tie with Borussia Dortmund is far from over, with the left-back believing we can take heart from our display in Germany.
奇爾維爾重申，我們與多特蒙德的歐冠淘汰賽還遠沒有結束，這位左後衛相信我們可以從失利中振作起來。
Chelsea were edged out 1-0 by the Bundesliga side, with Karim Adeyemi netting the only goal of the game just after the hour mark, although the scoreline could have looked a lot different if the Blues had taken some of the many chances carved out at Signal Iduna Park.
卻爾西 0-1 不敵多特蒙德，阿德耶米在開場一小時後打進了本場比賽的唯一進球。如果藍軍抓住了創造的許多機會，比分可能會有很大的不同。
Joao Felix had two great opportunities in the first half – firing over the bar first before then striking the woodwork – while Kalidou Koulibaly and Reece James were both denied goals in the second half.
菲利克斯在上半場有兩次絕佳的機會，但先是高出了橫樑，然後又擊中門框，而庫里巴利和詹姆士在下半場的射門都被擋出。
Those positive signs are what Chilwell wants to focus on, with the left-back keen to take that spirited performance into the return leg at Stamford Bridge next month.
這些積極的訊號正是奇爾維爾想要關注的，他渴望下個月在斯坦福橋的比賽中有好的發揮。
‘At the end of the day, we’ve lost the game which is the main thing but overall I think we can take plenty of positives from our performance,’ Chilwell explained after the game.
“最終我們輸掉了比賽，這是最主要的事情，但總的來說，我認為我們可以從球隊的表現中得到很多積極的東西，” 奇爾維爾賽後解釋道。
‘I think after a while we got to grips with the game and created a lot of chances, especially in the second half. It was a much better team performance and I think you can see we are starting to gel more.
“我認為在一段時間後，我們開始掌控比賽，創造了很多機會，尤其是在下半場。這是更好的團隊表現，我認為你可以看到我們開始磨合得更好了。”
‘We’re disappointed to have lost the game but there’s still plenty to play for in the tie. We’ve got a second leg to come at Stamford Bridge and we just need to take the positives from this performance into that game when it comes.’
“我們對輸掉比賽感到失望，但在這次較量中我們還有很多機會，第二回合的比賽要在斯坦福橋進行，我們需要把這場比賽中積極的表現帶到第二回合中去。”
Graham Potter handed Chelsea Champions League debuts to Joao Felix, Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk and with the trio impressing, Chilwell feels that the new recruits are starting to acclimatise to life at Stamford Bridge.
波特讓菲利克斯、恩佐．費爾南德斯和穆德里克完成了歐冠首秀，他們給人留下了深刻的印象，奇爾維爾覺得這些新援開始適應斯坦福橋的生活了。
‘When you look at the talent in the team, it’s really exciting,’ added Ben. ‘We have the quality to play fast-flowing football, with plenty of attacking options. It was a frustrating night in the sense we created a lot of chances but couldn’t get a goal, but I think when you look at the quality we have then there’s no reason to panic.
“當你看到球隊的天賦時，真的很令人興奮，” 奇爾維爾補充道， “我們有能力踢出快速流暢的足球，有大量的進攻選擇。這是一個令人沮喪的夜晚，我們創造了很多機會，卻沒有進球，但我認為當你看到我們的實力時，沒有理由感到恐慌。”
‘We want to play ‘the Chelsea way’ and with the players we’ve brought in alongside those already here, I think you can see what the manager is trying to implement.
“我們想要踢 ‘卻爾西式’ 的比賽，有新援加上已經在這裡的球員，我想可以看到主教練想要實現什麼。”
‘Our second-half performance was much more like that and although we are disappointed to go back to Stamford Bridge for the second leg without anything to show in terms of the scoreline, there are plenty of positives for us to take from the game.’
“我們下半場的表現更像這樣，儘管我們對沒有取得任何進球感到失望，但我們從這場比賽中獲得了很多積極的東西。”
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