Chelsea fans believe captaincy is cursed as ‘brainless’ Conor Gallagher is sent off in Brighton clash
Midfielder saw red just a week after skipper Reece James was sent off at Newcastle
CHELSEA fans reckon they’re suffering from a cursed captain’s armband.
That’s after “brainless” Conor Gallagher became the latest Blues skipper to see red this season.
ReutersStand-in skipper Conor Gallagher was sent off as Chelsea beat Brighton 3-1[/caption]
AlamyFans reckon the Blues are suffering from a captaincy curse[/caption]
The England midfielder was sent for an early bath in Sunday’s 3-2 win against Brighton.
Chelsea cruised into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill.
But Brighton pulled one back before half-time through Facundo Bounanotte.
And moments later, Gallagher was given a second yellow card for a reckless foul to leave Chelsea’s hopes of victory hanging by a thread.
The Stamford Bridge crowd groaned as stand-in captain Gallagher trudged off the field, leaving his side with a monumental second-half job.
And Chelsea fans reckon the captaincy is cursed after permanent skipper Reece James was sent off in last weekend’s 4-1 defeat to Newcastle.
He has also suffered fresh injury problems ever since replacing Cesar Azpilicueta as Chelsea’s go-to leader.
And vice-skipper Ben Chilwell is also a long-term casualty, leading some fans to believe their armband is bringing bad luck to the Bridge.
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AlamyPermanent captain Reece James was sent off at Newcastle last weekend[/caption]
One said: “Is the captain armband now a curse?”
Another declared: “The captain curse since Azpilicueta strikes.”
One noted: “Being a Chelsea captain is now a curse, you’re either injured or sent off.”
Another added: “Curse of the Chelsea captain!”
But some fans reckoned Gallagher’s exit was purely down to his reckless actions, with one saying: “What a brainless tackle.”
Another declared: “Why pick up the yellows when we were two goals up, totally uncalled for.”
One noted: “That had to be the most brain dead thing to do leading a game.”
Another added: “No way Gallagher pulled a shocked face for his second yellow.”
Luckily for Gallagher, Chelsea held firm early in the second half and even bagged a third goal, with Fernandez netting another strike through a penalty.
But there was a nervy end as Joao Pedro pulled one back for Brighton in the 90th minute.
Chelsea then conceded a penalty 10 minutes later before the decision was overturned by VAR, handing the Blues all three points.
