Chelsea’s shocking 2-1 loss to Sunderland in Saturday’s Premier League match has resulted in the dismissal of head coach Enzo Maresca. Alejandro Garnacho broke the tie with a low shot under Robin Roefs’ body with four minutes remaining, putting the Blues on track to spoil the Black Cats’ celebration at Stamford Bridge.
But before halftime, the home team was unable to handle a long throw into the area, and Wilson Isidor scored the equaliser following a goalmouth scramble, wiping out Chelsea’s lead.
The Club World Cup winners’ exposed backline was sliced open by one long ball over the top in the third minute of additional time, and Brian Brobbey laid off Chemsdine Talbi to complete a dramatic turnaround after Chelsea’s subsequent attempts to regain the lead went begging.
Chelsea will already trail the Gunners by eight points in the Premier League standings if Arsenal defeats Crystal Palace on Sunday, but former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin has exclusively told Sports Mole that it is too soon to discuss firing Maresca.
Enzo Maresca slammed for mistake that led to Chelsea defeat
Tosin let the attacker keep the ball up in the box for a few seconds after Sunderland fired a long ball on the break without any noteworthy defending. He didn’t attempt a tackle or even shove him sideways.
As a result, the Sunderland forward was able to pass the ball to one of his teammates who was running, who made no mistake and scored for Chelsea. It’s easy to assume that the fans weren’t pleased.
One Chelsea supporter commented, “You deserve it when you put on Tosin (a 1v1 cone) for the player who was saving us in transition by himself. One can only assume that Josh was hurt or that he was stupid.
Of Chelsea’s defenders, Tosin is the most seasoned. Age, however, does not equate to quality. Acheampong was playing well and shouldn’t have been substituted out unless he had an ailment that we are unaware of.
It is reasonable to argue that Chelsea’s season is now beginning to fall apart. Right now, they don’t appear to be a team that can qualify for the Champions League, which ought to have been the bare minimum.
Yes, Maresca is missing a few important players due to injuries. He still has enough, though, to defeat Sunderland at home.
