After Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Wolves, Mauricio Pochettino felt his team had to “blame ourselves” for missing opportunities.

On Christmas Eve, the home team’s Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty scored, but Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku, making his Premier League debut at Molineux, scored a goal to make it 3–1.

Pochettino claims his team ‘deserves much more,’ but ultimately, the responsibility for the loss lies with Chelsea, who were punished for missing multiple scoring opportunities.

We were not perfect. The onus is on us to take the blame. Because of that, we were defeated. Pochettino mentioned that his team had opportunities to score. The people that work for us also work against us. We were defeated in today’s game.

I believe we are worthy of much better, therefore our disappointment is palpable. When you lack the necessary clinical acumen, this competition can be devastating. We made opportunities. For that reason, it is rather disheartening. After a few bends, we gave up because it was too tough.

Opta claims that Chelsea have squandered more Premier League opportunities than any other team this season.

The Blues have had 57 excellent scoring opportunities this season, but they have only scored from 36 of them.

When asked about Chelsea’s ineffective finishing, Pochettino pointed to the youth of his present group.

At the start of the season, we were quite communicative. We are relatively young. I think it’s a youthful team, Pochettino remarked.

The league is a new environment for some of our guys. They must change. This is all about self-assurance and excellence.

We can’t win these games unless we score. Our disappointment is immense. When we’re not scoring, it’s necessary to maintain a clean sheet. We gave up too much ground. We must persist and strive forward. This sort of match teaches young teams a lot.

In the first half, Raheem Sterling had a golden opportunity to set up Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson, but he instead chose to shoot, and Jose Sa made a diving save. This was the most disappointing mistake for Wolves.