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Brighton Gave Chelsea 'two Early Christmas Presents', Admits Leon Balogun by davimus(m): 1:11pm On Dec 17, 2018 |
The Seagulls were punished after
conceding two first-half goals at the
Amex Stadium that made it two losses
on the bounce for them
Leon Balogun has described Brighton
and Hove Albion's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea
in Sunday's Premier League outing as
early Christmas gifts for the visitors.
Two first-half goals were all Maurizio
Sarri's men needed to grab maximum
points at the Amex Stadium despite a
tensed finish.
Pedro and Eden Hazard fired Chelsea
ahead in the 17th and 33rd minutes
respectively but Solly March's second-half
effort was enough to earn a point for
the hosts.
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And Balogun who was involved in the
build-up to Chelsea's second goal rued
his side's second consecutive league
defeat.
The Nigerian centre-back who played for
the entire 90 minutes did not win a
single tackle for his team but made four
successful interceptions.
"We could have easily got something
from the game – we feel like we’ve given
them two early Christmas presents,"
Balogun told club website.
“It’s a poor pass from me for the second,
but we reacted to that after the break
and did very well in the second half.
“I think we gave them a really hard time,
and that’s why the disappointment is
there for us.”
The Seagulls are 13th in the Premier
League table and the 30-year-old
believes his team's response at the
closing stages of the encounter can give
them confidence in their league match
against Bournemouth on Saturday.
"The manager was frustrated by the
goals we conceded – they’re more or
less unforced errors, but we can take
encouragement by thinking what have
would happened if it wasn't for those
moments in the game," he added.
“I can’t think of another chance where
they really troubled us, and the manager
just emphasised that we should remain
focused and stay in the game at the
break.
“We even topped that and we were close
to getting something that we deserved.
“It has to give us confidence – we had
them on the edge of getting a draw,
nobody would have complained if we
managed to get a point.” |
Re: Brighton Gave Chelsea 'two Early Christmas Presents', Admits Leon Balogun by davimus(m): 1:11pm On Dec 17, 2018 |
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Re: Brighton Gave Chelsea 'two Early Christmas Presents', Admits Leon Balogun by 6Milk(m): 6:33pm On Aug 09, 2019 |
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