Drubbing stuns Sven
28 Oct 2007 - 13:09:55
Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was shocked by how poor his side had been in Saturday's 6-0 defeat at Chelsea.
City had won seven of their first ten Premier League matches but were brought back down to earth by Avram Grant's rampant side.
The Swede said: "This is a wake-up call for all of us. I am very disappointed.
"When you lose 6-0, and I don't think I have ever lost by that, it is very disappointing.
"My worst result previously was with Gothenburg - 5-1 to Arsenal many years ago in the Cup Winners' Cup.
"Maybe there has been too much talk about us playing good football and I will not blame anyone, absolutely not.
"But if you don't defend well in football then things will happen that have happened today.
"If you give Frank Lampard, Michael Essien, Joe Cole all the time and space we gave them today, they will kill you.
"We made Chelsea better than they are today. By two or three passes they are along with our goalkeeper. That is not defending.
"I am not talking about the four defenders, I am talking in general. If you defend in football today, you have to defend with 11players. We did exactly the opposite."
