"?Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was left ruing his team's lack of concentration at key moments during Friday night's home defeat at the hands of Liverpool after conceding two avoidable first half goals that stemmed from dead ball situations.
"In the first half, I must be honest, I think we gave away two goals," Conte admitted in the post-match inquisition (ChelseaFC.com).
Conte: You must pay attention... in every second. The details make the difference and in this case we paid a lot.
"The first goal came after a free-kick which they took very quickly and the second after a throw-in. From long distance it was a great goal but when you give away two goals in that way it's very difficult," he added.
"We missed [John Terry's] organisation in these situations - free-kick, throw-in.
"These are tough games and I think you must pay attention in every moment, every single minute of the game, because that makes the difference. In this case we paid because after the first half we were losing 2-0 and then it's very difficult."
Following the strikes from Dejan Lovren and Jordan Henderson, Diego Costa pulled one back for Chelsea on the hour mark, but it was ultimately all the former champions could muster as Liverpool held firm and clung on for the win.
For Conte, it is perhaps a wake-up call that the problems of last season are not completely gone, despite an unbeaten start to the new campaign until this point.
"Every single game is very tough and we mustn't forget last season," the Italian explained.
"That's important because it was a bad season and I don't want to repeat that. When you finish in 10th place it's something strange, it's not natural or simple. It means we have to work very hard to improve.
Conte: This season the manager and players must take responsibility. We win together, we lose together. It's important to understand.
"I'm guilty because I'm the coach and it means I have to work more. We must feel the danger in every single moment of the game if we want to win and think like a great team. We must pay attention and be focused."
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