Olivier Giroud has had his say on Eden Hazard starting as up front against Man City.
Manager Antonio Conte decided to drop both of his strikers - Giroud and Alvaro Morata - to the bench and played Hazard as a lone striker.
However, the decision left his side with nobody to hold the ball up in the final third and meant the Blues were constantly forced to defend.
Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the game to put City to within four wins of securing the Premier League title, while Chelsea sit fifth in the table.
Giroud moved to Stamford Bridge from Arsenal in January in search of regular gametime.
We have to respect that and give our best no matter who is on the pitch.
Olivier Giroud
But he insists that he is not angry with Conte about the decision to play without a recognised striker while he watched on from the bench.
"It is always easy to say that after the game but if Eden had an opportunity to score, we could have said it was the best choice,” Giroud told Goal.
“Obviously it was difficult today. I am not the coach and the coach makes the team.
“We have to respect that and give our best no matter who is on the pitch.
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Giroud came off the bench as City beat Chelsea 1-0.
“We have some great players, we are a great team, but obviously today Man City deserved to win.
"I think the target was to be solid until the end and then try to put one in at the end.
“Obviously, when you concede just after half-time, it is a kick in the leg a little bit but we still thought we could come back at the end.