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Mark Wyatt

Every word Patrick Vieira said on Chelsea defeat, Vicente Guaita and attacking display

How did you see that game?

It is frustrating to concede a goal like that at the end. We knew we needed to defend well as a team for 95 minutes and I think we did it quite well. That just shows the quality of Chelsea and how important it is to keep concentration higher for the whole game.

We didn’t. To get punished like that is difficult for the players because they deserved a draw.

Vicente Guaita came off at half-time, what was wrong?

He felt something behind his knee and decided to stop. He couldn’t play.

You’ve played 4-3-3 a lot this season but changed it today, how did you find it?

What I wanted was to have the midfield tight and compact and at the same tie, we needed to put pressure on the ball. It was important for us to stop Chelsea from finding players between the lines. Overall the way we defended was good, we frustrated them a lot. But when you look at their quality we needed concentration to be consistent until the end of the game.

That’s why the period in the end when we didn't concentrate. When you run a lot you lose a bit of concentration and it happened. It doesn’t matter what system you use it’s about the animation. The players worked hard to not give Chelsea space.

There was a lack of shots on target from your side, thoughts on that?

If you want to score goals you have to hit the target. Or at least make the keeper work. Today we didn’t do it well.

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