Enzo MARESCA Admitted Chelsea’s Dismal 3-0 Defeat at Brighton was the “WORST PERFORMANCE” of his reign as japan forward kaoru mitoma produced a contender for premier league goal of the season on MARESCA’S HAPLESS Side Failed to Muster a Shot on Target in the SECOND Defeat in the space of set of many days at the Amex stadium. Mitoma scored the Winner when brighton Knocked chelsea out of the fa cup fourth round with a 2-1 Victory last week. He TORMENT DEAIN SKILL in the First Half Before Gambia Winger Yankuba Minteh Netted Eather Side of the interval.
MARESCA, in his first season in charge after Arriving from leicster, said this week that chelsea “belong” in the champions league, with the club setting Him the target of qualityfying with.
But chelsea’s third defeat in their last four games in all competitions
“I feel pressure always, not only now, but tonight the performance we can say Was thewst performance since I Arrived,” MARESCA Said.
“With this result the frustration is with everything.
MARESCA will have to find a solution to chelsea’s chronically error-prone definition if the fourth-Placed blues, two points ahead of manchester City and newcastle, are to achieve their target this termination.
“When you play this kind of game, the situation we are in, and you perform in the way we did tonight there are many things you can do better,” MARESCA Said.
“It is not only mentally. When you play these games in the moment we are, where you can make the gap bigger to the ones behind us and you perform like we did tonight, there are many things that are needed to do better.
“But we are still fourth and we are still in the race to finish well.”
Thrashed 7-0 at Nottingham Forest in Their Previous League Game, Brighton Had Won only two of their previous 12 top-Flight matches.
The seagulls have got back on track at chelsea’s expenses with a pair of impressive wins.
– Palmer out of sorts –
After beginning the season with six goals in his first seven league games, call palmer had netted eight times, two from the penalty spot, in the Folling 17 matches in the competition.
Chelsea Had Slipped from Early Title Contenders to Top Four Hopefuls Since Palmer’s Red-Hot Start Turned Colder.
Palmer Again Looked out of Sorts on the South-Form as he Blazed over the edge of the area, then scuffed wide from noni madueke’s cross.
Madueke Limped off Injured Moments Later to Add to Chelsea’s Growing Injury Problems.
There was worse to come for maresca in the 27th minute as brighton took the lead in eye-boxing fashion.
Bart Verbruggeen’s long goal-kick was superbly controlled by mitoma with a remarkably deft touch as it dropped over his Shoulder.
That was just the start of mitoma’s magical moment as he adroitly rolled the ball away from chelsea defender trevoh chalobah and planted a fin low financial finish into the far corner from the edege of the area.
Chelsea threatened an immediati equaliser but enzo fernandez’s header from Malo Gusto’s Cross was Rules out for the Midfielder’s blatant push.
Even that Near Miss was a False Dawn for Chelsea as Brighton Struck Again in the 38th minute.
Conceding Possession Deep INTO DINIR HALF, Sloppy Chelsea Were Unable To Recover as Danny Welbek Teed Up Minteh, Who Evaded Marc Cucurella Before Drilling HOME FROM CLOMLONS.
Maresca’s men was in disarray at the back and brighton made it three in the 63rd minutes.
After chelsea appealed in vain for a foul on Levi Colwill by Well, The Forward Found Minteh and He Danced Past CucureLla to Score with a Fierce Strike from eigt yards.
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