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Chelsea fans were far from being happy with Enzo Maresca's reaction after Brighton left his FA Cup team.
After receiving an early advantage thanks to a Bart Verbruggen howl, Chelsea threw its advantage in the course of the game, with goals from Georginio Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma turning the contest on his head.
The inability to finish its possibilities was decisive for blues, losing 2-1 at night to end their hopes of glory of the FA Cup in the Fourth Round stage.
But instead of regretting an obvious setback in its season, Manager Maresca chose to concentrate on the positive aspects, insisting that the search for cutlery of Chelsea is not over.
“Being out of the FA Cup is a shame,” he said. 'No doubt.'
'If there is something positive, we can focus on the Premier League and the Conference League. I hope we can continue our trip there.
Enzo Maresca said his team can focus on the league and the conference league after the loss
Brighton came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 to progress until the last 16 in the FA Cup
This response to a heartbreaking defeat was not taken well by blues fans, which have since taken social networks to criticize Maresca for what they perceive as a loser mentality.
A follower wrote: “Imagine Mourinho, Conte or Tuchel saying something like this.”
Another fan said: “Another jewel of Il Gibberishio,” if there is something good after losing a leg, we can concentrate on being really excellent in the jump. “
The Chelsea faithful could barely believe that Maresca would have resorted to claim a greater approach to the European Conference League was positive yesterday's departure, and the blues had now not lifted the FA Cup in eight years arduous.
Palinating compared to the team that remained in the Champions League not long ago, a fan added: flexing the conference league? We have fallen a lot.
Another said: 'This is not Chelsea. Little mentality of the perforated club from top to bottom and is shown in the field.
The defeat has even led fans to express their loss in faith in the manager, with their fury in performance only fed by the painfully optimistic comments of Maresca after the party.
A fan wrote: “Sometimes it is better to say” without comments “or you are sentenced. Ridiculous shit to say that this is Chelsea at least by name, not by actions.
Chelsea will have the opportunity to avenge this loss when they return to Brighton in the League on Friday
Those who could have previously been in Spanish were also hinting at a possible dismissal, and another said: “I do not hate Maresca, but that is an encystable statement for a Chelsea manager.”
An output of the Early Cup at the Amex Stadium has left Chelsea's season in a state of Limbo, depending on the success in the league of the conference and obtaining an end among the first four if they are going to take any real aspect of the campaign.
But with Manchester City back in the rhythm of things and the Nottingham forest that show no signs of stumble to the upper levels of Europe.
They will seek to recover while playing Brighton again on Friday, looking for revenge in the Premier League to direct their season.