Chelsea midfielder Jorginho backed Edouard Mendy and urged him to move on following his error against Leeds United on Sunday at Elland Road.
Brenden Aaronson caught the Senegal goalie off guard and slid the ball into an empty net to break the deadlock. Leeds went on to defeat the Blues 3-0.
“It’s not nice to see, especially a teammate. Everyone has been there. He [Mendy] is strong and has a strong mentality.
“It’s time to move on,” Jorginho said, as quoted by the club’s website.
What Did Jorginho Say About The Match?
Regarding their overall performance, the Italian remarked that what matters right now is how they bounce back from the setback.
“We always try to improve and to help each other to push even more. Unfortunately, yesterday [Sunday] we couldn’t do it.
“We have to move on, always. These things can happen, but it is about how we come back in the next game,” he added.
“A really bad day. We started well in the first 15 or 20 minutes, then we got a bit frustrated from them scoring and we started doing stuff we weren’t supposed to.
“We got stuck. We conceded and then we lost our heads, which cannot happen here. We got punished.”
“We knew it was coming [Leeds’ intensity and high press].
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“We were creating a lot and following the plan, at the end, we were not finishing the plan, and then we started doing different stuff. We were playing some balls we don’t usually play.
“If we had kept following the plan, and work our way out of pressure, maybe it would be a different story.”
With this first victory over the Blues since December 2002, Leeds was able to snap an eight-game losing streak against Chelsea across all competitions.
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