Chelsea's recent 0-3 loss to Brighton recalled the Blues' 1-4 loss to the opponent when they were still led by Graham Potter in October 2022.
There are 2 stars who still appear in Chelsea's squad in these 2 losses: Marc Cucurella and Trevoh Chalobah. As for Moises Caicedo, there is a contrast in emotions. In the previous match, he was still on the payroll of Brighton and enjoyed the joy of victory, everything has now reversed.
Caicedo was even booed by fans of his former team every time he received the ball on the pitch. For those who love the Seagulls, the Ecuador midfielder is no different from a traitor.
The hostile and ferocious sounds at Amex were felt more intense than usual. Brighton fans think Chelsea are too weak for them at the moment. The proof is that just 6 days before, Brighton also defeated Chelsea in the FA Cup and kicked Enzo Maresca's team out of this playground.
Enzo Maresca and Graham Potter have one thing in common when coming to Chelsea: a 5-year contract. Potter has only been in office for 7 months and has been sacked. Maresca has entered his 8th month but things have not gone as expected, sometimes even worse than expected. The Blues have not been able to win away from home since December 8, 2024 and have only won 9 points since then.
"Since I arrived at Chelsea, the game against Brighton was probably the worst performance. I always feel a lot of pressure" - Enzo Maresca shared after the match.
One of Maresca's most worrying points at the moment is the lack of team spirit among his players. At the beginning of the season, when things were beautiful, it was very tight. Now right on the field, there are small arguments as the results get worse and the team cannot find a way out.
Chelsea's leader Cole Palmer is increasingly weak mentally. The English striker can only do disappointing and weak things instead of giving the whole team a lift. In many situations, assistant will Caballero had to replace Enzo Maresca to urge the players on the field. The superficial and explosive manner of Chelsea players at the moment has taken their fans by storm at Amex.
When he first took office, Maresca was not expected to win a ticket to the Champions League next season. However, the beautiful start to the season, when they were once ranked 2nd, has upgraded that expectation. Therefore, when they have now dropped out of the Top 4, disappointment is overwhelming for Stamford Bridge.
There needs to be some sympathy for Enzo Maresca when in the past 2 months, he has lost many first-team players for good reasons. Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu and Noni Madueke are injured. Meanwhile, Mykhailo Mudryk is still suspended from competition due to suspected drug use.
Chelsea fans don't know who to blame right now after the beautiful time has passed. It is only known that when looking up at the stands for the away team at Amex, it was almost gone when the home team increased the score to 3-0. They don't want to see any more bad things from Maresca and the players.
Such disappointment is not uncommon but for Chelsea, it is increasing in level. If this situation continues for a few more weeks, the collapse can be clearly seen from now on.
Chelsea fans' anger also towards boss Todd Boehly and his colleagues such as Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart. They think that the somewhat unnecessary operation and sale of players has caused the team to fall into the current situation.
Right at the Amex stands, many Chelsea fans sang together and shouted "We want our Chelsea back". They are not interested in the US owners headed by Todd Boehly any longer.
