After Chelsea’s 3-2 victory, the Brighton manager was unhappy to have left Stamford Bridge with nothing to show for his troubles.
Roberto De Zerbi, the manager of Brighton, said that Brighton ought to have defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
In order to defeat the Seagulls and reclaim their place in the top half of the Premier League, a heroic 10-man Blues team had to dig deep. Conor Gallagher was sent off for a second yellow card just before halftime, putting Chelsea ahead, and his teammates had an uphill battle ahead of them.
In the second half, Brighton had the majority of the possession and opportunities, but they were unable to penetrate Mauricio Pochettino’s team. Anxiety in West London increased after Joao Pedro’s goal in the 92nd minute to tie the score, but Chelsea held strong to win the three points.
After the game, Seagulls manager De Zerbi stated that his squad “deserved” to return to the south coast victorious. “I think we played better than Chelsea, better than our performance in the Europa League, and better than our performance against Nottingham Forest,” he declared. However, we lost the game as a result of three major errors.
In such cases, we [need] to defend more effectively. We deserved to make (earn) points, thus I apologise. We may have imagined ourselves to be defeated, so a tie of one point was not a great outcome.
Regarding the two penalty rulings that went in Chelsea’s favour, De Zerbi likewise maintained his silence. Mykhailo Mudryk was fouled by James Milner, which resulted in the third goal for the Blues. Late in the game, referee Craig Pawson awarded a spot kick for a handball against Levi Colwill.
The Brighton manager declined to get involved in the dispute even though VAR stepped in twice to overturn the rulings. “We played very well before the penalty,” he continued. with ideas and fervour. I’d prefer not to talk about referees. Although they are decent individuals, the referees are not perfect. The referees’ supervisor will be aware of their plans. That is not my concern.
