Cunha destroys Chelsea – AS.com

Chelsea said goodbye to January with a disgraceful 4-1 defeat to Liverpool, to say the least, but they greeted February with an equally alarming performance, if not more so.. If anything would allow blues, and Mauricio Pochettino came back from the brink to enjoy a superb unbeaten run at Stamford Bridge. Finally, the London estate began to turn into a fortress. However, Wolverhampton lead Pedro Neto in football and Matheus Cunha in scoring He dismantled Chelsea, which again turned into ruins (2-4).

Although Mauricio Pochettino’s men began to take the lead thanks, of course, to Cole Palmer, wolves They turned it around. A solo concert from the Portuguese striker and a hat-trick from the former Atletico Madrid striker confirmed the London side’s first defeat at Stamford Bridge since October.. A victory, moreover, for Gary O’Neill’s team, which allows them to even overtake Chelsea in the standings: 10th and 11th places with 32 and 31 points, respectively.

No matter how many good details there are blues During a match, opponents always find a way to harm them. Even destroying them. The visiting fans spent the entire second half chanting the typical: “Tomorrow you will be fired.”, and Mauricio Pochettino’s position is increasingly being questioned. The whistling and murmurs from the Stamford Bridge stands were once again a good thermometer of the atmosphere around Chelsea. One that does not benefit the Argentine coach at all.

Caicedo: from hero to villain

The Chelsea v Wolverhampton match was the start of a game with a lot of back and forth movement, a little control, approaches for both teams and finally two goals. Both with Moises Caicedo as the main character, both positive and negative.. Although the first local “oops” was played by Christopher Nkunku, who entered the starting line-up of the London team after scoring the previous day against Liverpool, The score was 1:0 with the usual goal: Cole Palmer.. The English midfielder’s 12th goal of the season involved all of Mauricio Pochettino’s team, including Enso Fernandez, who broke the visitors’ line of pressure, and Moisés Caicedo, who provided magical assistance using a slingshot to allow the “20” blues inside the territory.

There, the Ecuadorian midfielder played the role of a “hero”, but after just three minutes he called himself a “villain”. An error in the release of the ball, one of those that has cost his team more than one upset this season, led to an attack wolves and the subsequent drawing goal by Matheus Cunha. Luck also favored the Brazilian striker, whose shot hit Thiago Silva and completely changed the trajectory of the strike. The same luck followed again, this time for Ryan Ait-Nouri in the 43rd minute when he scored the return goal..

A few minutes before the end of the first half, the worst omens for Chelsea were confirmed. Another incursion on the right flank by Pedro Neto, who throughout the first half showed signs of the quality he possesses, ended with a strike from the Algerian striker from the edge of the penalty area and an own goal by Axel Disasi. The local goalkeeper couldn’t believe it, and neither could the crowd, who booed their players goodbye as they walked into the dressing room tunnel..

This Chelsea is a ruin

The second 45 minutes began with Raheem Sterling clearly missing a chance and confirming a local defeat. That is torture for coming blue. Pedro Neto continued to be a headache for Ben Chilwell and made it 1-3 to his side after the hour mark. wolves. Matheus Cunha, who drew with the home side, scored superbly from inside the box to extend Wolves’ lead at Stamford Bridge.

But it will be the former Atletico Madrid striker who will be responsible for confirming another disappointing defeat for the London side. A tasteless penalty and a goal from 11 meters from the Brazilian, which thus surpasses ten goals in 2023-2024 (among all competitions).

Only Thiago Silva showed some pride in blues and five minutes before the end of added time they reduced the gap on the scoreboard. The Chelsea centre-back made it 2-4 from a corner, marking the local side’s first great chance after they went down 1-3.. That is, many minutes have passed since Mauricio Pochettino’s men surrendered. No matter how much the referee adds 10 minutes to the second half, the crash blue This was reality. The second defeat in a row with a score of 4:1, which puts the Argentine coach in a delicate and difficult situation..