Robert Sanchez shared his thoughts on a 0-0 draw for **Chelsea**at Bournemouth.
The Cherries have created plenty of problems for their latest opponents under Andoni Iraola. The Blues narrowly earned a 1-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium in September 2024 and required a Reece James free kick in January of this year to take a point from a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
On this occasion, they would have hoped to catch cold an opponent that are still searching for their first Premier League triumph since a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the end of October. Iraola’s side have slipped into the bottom half of the table, but they refused to roll over for a club that have been touted to be a title challenger. This is ultimately a disappointing draw for both parties involved.
Indeed, **Chelsea**could have made up ground on **Arsenal**after the league leaders lost 2-1 at Villa Park against Aston Villa on Saturday. Instead, they are left to rue a run of results that include a 3-1 loss at Leeds United and a 1-1 draw with the Gunners where they needlessly went down to 10 men.
"Coming in from a loss in our last game, we wanted to redeem ourselves. I think we played well. We kept a clean sheet and we didn't lose the game. We take the point and go into the next game needing three points.
"**Bournemouth* are a great team, they have a lot of intensity. We had to deal with that and see how the game went afterwards. We were able to manage the game.*
"I didn't have much to do so I was getting a bit cold. Antoine Semenyo will get a shot off at any moment, so you have to be ready and I was."
*"[At half time, **Enzo Maresca*] said to keep doing the same thing, they will get tired and we will get opportunities. We know what our goal is and we know our quality. We have to keep going."