by Mauricio Pochettino’s project at Chelsea suffered a new setback and the Argentine coach saw his future compromised after being defeated 2-4 by Wolverhampton.who enjoyed a prestigious victory at Stamford Bridge marked by the hat trick of former Atlético player Matheus Cunha who placed half a noose around the neck of the still owner of the London team’s bench.
And they went ahead on the scoreboard after twenty minutes in one of the few moments in which Enzo Fernández was able to grab the ball, think and turn a play around. Heeled to the left and with a wider plane of vision, the Argentine midfielder kneaded the ball, filtered it to Gallagher who, with the first touch, passed it to Caicedo. The Ecuadorian gave a spectacular pass to Palmer and, against José Sá, he did not fail.
Chelsea got a prize that didn’t last three minutes. The London team does not have good luck either and that was what caused, in part, the tie. Of course, it also influenced Caicedo to fall asleep in the center of the field and let Joe Gomes steal his wallet, who like a knife launched his teammates towards the tie. It was Cunha who finished the play with a shot that bounced off Thiago Silva to score a goal that was almost repeated on the brink of half-time.
At the worst possible momentJust before the players left for the locker room, Wolverhampton celebrated the second. Again, on the rebound, because Ait-Nouri put a cross from the right zone that hit the leg of Disasi, who was credited with an own goal.
It’s what Chelsea needed for a hundred. Unable to get off the mat this season and a bad recipient of bad news when the ship is sinking, he finished taking a knee in the second act. Wolverhampton, with an advantage, retreated a few meters and each counterattack became a martyrdom for Pochettino’s team. And, in one of them, with half an hour remaining, Cunha After a great play by Pedro Neto on the right wing in which he portrayed Thiago’s lack of speed, he scored 1-3.
The Brazilian striker’s goal did not end the game. There was still time, Chelsea were incapable of anything and Wolverhampton took advantage of the situation. And it was again Cunha who appeared to provoke a penalty from Gusto which he converted himself to close his hat trick. Thiago Silva’s final header was a mirage and the final score of 2-4 portrayed the bad situation that Chelsea is going through with its coach increasingly questioned.
