**Enzo Maresca**identified one moment his men “should have managed better” against Sunderland.
**Chelsea**hoped to build on their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest against the high flying Black Cats, and Alejandro Garnacho got his first goal for the Blues on the breakaway. However, a throw-in caused chaos at the back again, and Wilson Isidor levelled the scoreline during the first half.
The offence failed to click: **Pedro Neto**failed to put together the end product required, while Joao Pedro did not produce much from a role as a second striker despite the presence of Marc Guiu to occupy the last line. Duels were giving the guests confidence, and Stamford Bridge grew tenser.
As full time approached, the hosts were frustrated with the point. However, it all came crashing down in injury time as a long ball turned the rearguard, and Chemsdine Talbi turned home a winning effort. Counters have killed them several times this campaign, and this lapse annoyed the head coach.
"We started well with the ball but we were losing the second balls and against these sort of teams you have to know how to deal with that and overall we were not good enough.
“Their equaliser was the first time they shot on goal. When they bring seven to eight players inside the box it is very difficult but it is something we need to do better.
"It was not one of our best performances. You can drop points against any team if you do not perform at 100%.
"We said many times that if you can't win you shouldn't lose. So we should have managed that better, but it is something to learn.
"I think when you lose a game like today it is not just about one player, we were not good enough in general and it is something we need to learn soon as the Premier League is full of these games."