Burnley FC manager Brian Laws bemoaned his side’s defending after they went down 2-1 at home to Chelsea FC.
The Clarets fell behind to a fine Nicolas Anelka goal in the first half at Turf Moor but battled back to equalise through Steven Fletcher.
Chelsea then enjoyed a sustained period of pressure but struggled to carve out clear-cut opportunities until John Terry headed home a corner in the 82nd minute.
Laws was proud of the effort of his players but disappointed not to come away with a draw.
Speaking about Terry's winner, Laws said: "If you give him time and space to get in a header, that's what happens.
"But I can take a lot of heart from this game. We were only minutes away from getting a point.
"We showed Chelsea too much respect in the first half but when we scored it lifted the team and lifted the crowd.
"It was a great goal by Fletcher and gave us great belief. The only disappointment is we couldn't see out the game."
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