Former Liverpool defender calls Chelsea ‘an embarrassment’ after 4-2 win over Brighton

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Chelsea and Brighton played out a six-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

All six goals were scored in the first-half, as Chelsea came from behind to beat Brighton 4-2.

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has slammed both Chelsea and Brighton for their defensive showing.

Analysing the game on ESPN, Steve Nicol said: “If you like entertainment, chances, mistakes and all the things that go along with it, then you can go and watch Chelsea and Brighton.

“If you like proper football, that was a joke. Those two teams were an absolute embarrassment defensively.”

Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca admitted his team ‘struggled in some moments’ against Brighton but was pleased with the victory.

He said: “It was a good game. Probably we struggled in some moments of the game but I think this kind of game the team needed also to learn.

“I prefer to have more possession! But we struggled a little bit at the beginning of the game, we conceded possession because they surprised us a bit tactically, but overall we were quite good.”