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Last Saturday Brighton & Hove Albion threw FC Chelsea from the FA Cup, just six days later the team of coach Fabian Hürzeler was even clearly superior to the blues in the Premier League: 3-0 send the Seagulls a harmless Chelsea. Kaoru witha (27th) and Yankuba Minth with a double pack (38./63.) Ensured clear conditions. “Brighton conjure up a clear victory over Chelsea with you and Minteh,” wrote the “Guardian”. Afterwards, the frustration reacted consequently.
For Enzo Maresca it was the highest defeat as a blues trainer since took office in July 2024. In 37 games, the Italian booked 21 wins, seven draws and nine defeats. After 25 league porties, Chelsea took fourth place with 43 points – leader Liverpool comes to 57 points and can further expand his lead on Sunday against Wolverhampton.
“We have to show more will,” said Maresca after the final whistle. “We are upset and we are very sorry for the fans. At that moment you can no longer show such a performance. The fans have the right to be upset and the bad feeling is that we allow too many chances and not create enough. That’s a moment when we have to stick together. “
At “Sky Sports” the coach stated: “This is probably the worst performance since I am here.” Compared to “BBC Sport”, his words sounded just as drastic: “It is difficult if you don’t have a real number nine. In the last third we have difficulty doing things that we did well until a week or two ago. That is the worst moment since I’ve been here, but we are still there and have to make the best of the situation. ”For Brighton’s Hürzeler, as was the case a week earlier, the intensity of his team was the key to recent success.
In this season Chelsea invested 276 million euros in newcomers, but also took 229 million euros with player sales. The former Leipzig Christopher Nkunku (27; two goals in 538 minutes) acted against Brighton. The center forwarders Nicolas Jackson (23), David Fofana (22) and Marc Guiu (19) are injured.