'We played really well' - Chelsea star Ben Chilwell gives interesting assessment of Blues' Premier League draw with Brentford

Axel Disasi's 83rd-minute goal secured a 2-2 draw for the Blues after Mads Roerslev and Yoane Wissa cancelled out Nicolas Jackson's opener on Saturday at Gtech Community Stadium. While the visitors weren't far away from tasting defeat, left-back Chilwell was encouraged by his team's display.

He told the club's website: "We could have won the game but overall, I think a draw was probably a fair result in the end if I’m being totally honest. It was a topsy-turvy game and first half, I thought we played really well. Obviously we got the goal, got into a lot of good positions and really neutralised their threats. They were trying to be physical as possible but we coped with that well. In the second half, they really came at us and threw themselves onto us. We didn’t deal with that well enough and they got the two goals to go in front. We got back on level terms and came away with a result but I think we could have contained them better in the second half. We had chances to go on and win but like I said earlier, I think a draw was probably fair."

Despite their expensively put together squad, Chelsea still do not seem like a cohesive unit under manager Mauricio Pochettino. The Blues seem to lack an identity and for all the money they have spent, they are only 11th in the Premier League.

Chelsea, who lost in the Carabao Cup final to Liverpool last month, next take on Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge on March 11, followed by a home quarter-final FA Cup tie against Championship outfit Leicester City six days later.