Chelsea's 10-day bad streak closed with a bitter 0-3 defeat to Everton, thereby helping the home team win two consecutive home wins in the Premier League this season for the first time.
In just over a week, coach Liam Rosenior's team successively lost to Paris Saint-Germain with a total score of 2-8 in the Champions League, lost to Newcastle at home and continued to be overwhelmed by Everton in both physical strength and playing style - even though the opponent only won 5/15 home matches before that.
Since replacing Enzo Maresca, Rosenior has won 10/19 matches, but three of them came in the FA Cup against weaker opponents such as Wrexham, Hull and Charlton, along with a victory against Pafos.
In the context of Manchester United drawing and Liverpool losing, Chelsea had a chance to squeeze into the top 4, but they missed it disappointingly. In the opposite direction, Everton narrowed the gap with Liverpool to 3 points before the Merseyside derby at home next month.
Beto became the first Everton player to score more than one goal in a match this season, before Iliman Ndiaye sealed the victory with a beautiful curling shot, closing the home team's impressive performance at Hill Dickinson.
Chelsea has not yet recovered from the shock against PSG, and they are completely overshadowed by the strength of Beto - who fully plays the role of a center forward.
Midfielder James Garner marked his first call-up to the England national team with an accurate assist, while playing solidly in midfield with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Conversely, The Blues played disjointedly. Joao Pedro faced difficulties against the James Tarkowski - Michael Keane duo, Cole Palmer was faint on the right wing, and the central defender pair Wesley Fofana and Jarrad Hato continuously revealed gaps.
The mistake appeared right from the 30th minute, when Garner's through ball went through the defense, creating conditions for Beto to accelerate and lob the ball over Sanchez's head. This is also Chelsea's 10th consecutive goal conceded in the Premier League.
Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez continued to have a forgettable match, almost giving away a goal early after an error, and then made a mistake in the second goal when letting the ball pass between his legs.
In the opposite direction, Jordan Pickford played solidly with excellent reflexes, especially the situation of saving Enzo Fernandez's volley.
Chelsea made personnel adjustments in the second half when Alejandro Garnacho came on, Moises Caicedo switched to playing right-back, but the game did not change. Everton continued to overwhelm. Idrissa Gueye took advantage of mistakes in The Blues' midfield to assist Beto to score to increase the score to 2-0.
After that, Beto played the role of creator with a header as a wall from Pickford's long pass, creating conditions for Ndiaye to finish accurately, sealing a 3-0 victory.
In general, this is a comprehensive defeat, clearly reflecting Chelsea's problems in both defense and attack in the important stage of the season.
Yes, 100% is my fault. The responsibility and obligation to explain belong entirely to me personally.
We approached in a different way, proactively pushing the squad a little deeper and focusing on operating the 4-4-2 formation. In fact, I once felt the team played quite stably and comfortably with this system throughout the match" - Rosenior said after the match.
