The defeat was Guus Hiddink’s first in 16 Premier League matches since he took over from Jose Mourinho in December.
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“I’m very happy because this is my team and my opinion is that we can play in this way for a long time, but I am the new manager and I needed to get to know my players”.
Begovic reacted angrily when he saved at the feet of Alberto Paloschi early in the second half, feeling the Italian went in too strongly following a heavy first touch, before Pato squandered another great chance to pull level.
Swansea’s Jack Cork believes talented youngsters at former club Chelsea will struggle to break through if the club invests heavily in new players. “I don’t think they had it in mind to look to next season”, he said.
“It’s a very important win for our fans”.
“We have six games left this season”.
Begovic did little wrong as Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 25th minute goal effectively sealed Swansea’s Premier League survival and left Chelsea mired in mid-table obscurity. “I think when you play for a club like Chelsea – for any club – you have to show every week what you are capable of”.
Hiddink nonetheless says that the players should not feel pressure to impress the incoming boss because they already have an internal motivation from playing for a club of Chelsea’s stature.
Gylfi Sigurdsson has put calls for Swansea City to re-appoint Brendan Rodgers as manager on hold after backing Francesco Guidolin to take the job on a permanent basis. He did admit that it is “good for Chelsea” to see what other players can do and “good to expose” the younger players to defeats.
One of the factors in the defeat may be injuries and the fact that some of Chelsea’s youth and squad players are getting game time.
And just five minutes before the half he was beaten by Ecuadorian global Jefferson Montero and was forced to pull him down, earning a caution.
“My position is clear and now I am very happy because, three months ago when I arrived, the situation was not very good”.
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It was a thrilling day of soccer in the English Premier League.
