Chelsea's 'bad record'

(Baonghean.vn) - Captain Gary Cahill's red card in the 14th minute was the turning point that made Chelsea lose 2-3 to Burnley. From the 81st minute, The Blues were down to 9 men when Fabregas received his second yellow card at the end of the match.Coach Antonio Conte has turned Chelsea into the first defending champion in Premier League history.lost by 3 goals in the opening match.

Objectively speaking, the home team Chelsea did not have good strength and mentality when welcoming Burnley. Two veterans who helped The Blues win the championship last season, Diego Costa and Eden Hazard, were absent. However, Burnley was only an opponent on the verge of relegation last season, so Chelsea fans still believed in a good start with 3 points secured.

45 minutes of misery

Taking the field with their familiar 3-4-3 formation, the Stamford Bridge team did not rush to attack. They started slowly, trying to control the ball well and create a pressing game. But the disastrous red card in the 14th minute of center-back Gary Cahill became the biggest turning point that caused coach Antonio Conte's team to collapse.

Captain Gary Cahill's red card in the 14th minute was the turning point that caused Chelsea to lose 2-3 to Burnley. Photo: Internet

Realizing that the 4-man midfield, especially left midfielder Alonso and Kante, were not playing well together, coach Sam Vokes instructed his players to focus on attacking the right wing. The ball was continuously passed into goalkeeper Courtois' 16.5m area.

While rookie Rudiger had not yet integrated into Stamford Bridge, The Blues' net was shaken 3 times. Striker Vokes in the 4-5-1 formation scored 2 goals on the opening day in the 24th and 43rd minutes, the remaining goal was scored by Ward in the 39th minute. Despite having tall central defenders, Chelsea showed weakness in situations of defending high balls.

The class and pride of Coach Conte's players only flared up in the second half after losing 0 - 3. After coming on as a substitute, expensive new striker Alvaro Morata helped the home team score 1 goal. But the Blues' newly-kindled hope was quickly doused with cold water in the 81st minute when Cesc Fabregas received a second yellow card and left the field. In a 9-on-11 situation, center-back David Luiz's great efforts only helped to shorten the gap to 2 - 3.

Center-back David Luiz's great effort only served to shorten the gap. Photo: Internet

Sad record

Chelsea are the first reigning Premier League champions to lose by 3 goals in the opening game of the following season. It is also the first time Chelsea have lost by 3 goals in the first half.

The Blues captain Gary Cahill was sent off for the first time in more than 5 years at Stamford Bridge. Before Gary Cahill's red card, Chelsea had gone 40 consecutive Premier League matches without a red card. Since March 2014, Chelsea have only received 2 red cards in the same match.

Whose responsibility is it?

Chelsea are entering the new season in the worst possible way. Starting with the balance sheet policies of Director Marina Granovskaia and Sporting Director Michael Emenalo, Chelsea spent approximately 140 million pounds to recruit the complete striker Alvaro Morata, defensive midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, and versatile center-back Antonio Rudiger. At the same time, they pushed Asmir Begovic, Juan Cuadrado, Christian Atsu, Bertrand Traore, Nathan Ake, Nathaniel Chalobah and Nemanja Matic.

With a revenue of 110 million, Chelsea's actual expenditure was only 30 million pounds - too little for a team that will be without two of last season's biggest stars: Eden Hazard is out with a long-term injury and Diego Costa has long been on the verge of leaving Stamford Bridge, while Nemanja Matic was sold to MU.

To reduce the salary fund, 26 other players were also sent out on loan, including bright names such as Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Marco van Ginkel and Kurt Zouma.

After a terrible opening day defeat, The Blues will have to face Tottenham, Everton, Arsenal and Man City. Without Hazard, Pedro, Cahill, Fabregas and even new signing Bakayoko, it would not be surprising if they fell into a crisis like 2 years ago. Coach Conte is the coach that the bookmakers think is most likely to be fired, but for anyone who knows this team, the two names Granovskaia and Emenalo are certainly the first to be responsible for all these bad results.

An Thanh