{"id":4015,"date":"2026-05-05T03:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:06:50","slug":"i-feel-sorry-for-the-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4015","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I feel sorry for the fans&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Joao Pedro has said it was an early goal that cost Chelsea against Nottingham Forest \u2013 but he had no answers to why his team start badly.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Apart from Jesse Derry, Joao Pedro was the only Chelsea player to emerge from today\u2019s latest embarrassing defeat with any credit. He scored a late consolation goal, and also had the stones to speak to the Sky Sports cameras after the defeat.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s in a bad place, as are the rest of his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning, we conceded too early. Against Nottingham Forest it is always difficult to change the game,\u201d the striker answered when asked what had gone wrong for his team.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe need to find a way not to do these mistakes every game. This is Premier League. If you concede too early, it is very difficult to come back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea must start games better \u2013 but nobody knows how<\/h2>\n<p>It was another goal conceded after just a couple of minutes, following on from a Brighton game two weeks ago where the Blues had a similar early surrender. Asked why the team were so incapable of starting games well, JP didn\u2019t have an answer:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone needs to look to themselves. Me included. We need to find a way to do better. I feel sorry for the fans. From tomorrow we need to see what we can improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>On Sky Sports, Jamie Carragher laid into the Chelsea project as a whole but said it was \u201cgood for football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joao Pedro\u2019s late goal rewarded the Chelsea fans who had stayed until the bitter end at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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