Brighton and Hove Albion boss was pleased with the quality displayed by his players against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Roberto De Zerbi has reacted to the performance of his Seagulls following the entertaining Premier League encounter against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Brighton were too good again for the Blues en route to a 2-1 win over Frank Lampard’s men on Saturday afternoon.
Youngster Julio Enciso was the hero of the day after his stunning second half strike proved to be the difference between the two teams.
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The visitors dominated the game at the Bridge and could have won by a larger margin but for their wastefulness in goal.
However, Enciso came off the bench to score a fantastic winner to inspire the Seagulls to a famous double over the Blues.
The victory also ensured a quick return to winning ways in the PL following the painful defeat a week earlier at Tottenham.
Speaking after the game, Zerbi was happy with what he saw from his players and noted that he is lucky to be the manager at the club.
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"I am really pleased for the performance,’ Zerbi told Premier League. “We deserved to win for the quality of the performance.”
“I'm lucky to be a coach of these players. I am honest when I tell you these words,” he added.
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The Italian gaffer also had kind words for youngster and hero of the day for the Seagulls, Enciso, who was the super-sub.
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His manager reserved some kind words for the South American who the coach described as one of the most important players at the club.
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“Julio [Enciso] is another (one) because we have a lot of important younger players. I'm happy for him. It is an important goal for us and for him. I think we could play better after the goal and we suffer too much. After the second goal we played too deep, but we work to improve.”
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