Enzo Maresca delivered an uncompromising assessment to his squad following Chelsea\u2019s 3-1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, insisting the message given to players was unambiguous. The opening goal arrived from an Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez header, but the match turned when Trevoh Chalobah was sent off for bringing down Diego G\u00f3mez on the edge of the Chelsea box.<\/p>\n
Brighton levelled through Danny Welbeck and then added two goals in added time to secure all three points and return to the south coast with the win. The result leaves Chelsea eighth in the table and still searching for their first league victory since the international break.<\/p>\n
Ma resca singled out the cumulative errors that cost his side. Speaking after the defeat, the Italian told Sky Sports: \u201cThe message that we just said inside [the dressing room] has been quite clear: against any team in the Premier League you cannot continue to give away presents, because what we are doing in this moment is to give away presents in terms of red cards, that is a big mistake because the game completely changed.\u201d<\/p>\n
There were reports that co-owner Behdad Eghbali and sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart entered the home dressing room after the match. Maresca sought to put those reports into context and described the post-match interaction as routine, not an extraordinary intervention.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have been inside the changing room, like always. We have an office inside the changing room, where, after every game, we sit and talk about the game. But they did not say anything to the players. It was nothing completely different compared to the rest of the games,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Maresca emphasised that preventing avoidable moments, including dismissals, must be a priority if Chelsea are to stop handing opponents decisive advantages. The manager\u2019s focus now will be on correcting mistakes and finding a way to end the run without a league win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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