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Enzo Maresca urges Chelsea players to stick together and 'be more positive' after Brighton beating

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca called for his players to be "more positive" as he played down concerns about the body language of star man Cole Palmer following a heavy defeat by Brighton.

Top scorer Palmer cut a frustrated figure during Friday's resounding 3-0 Premier League loss at the Amex Stadium, which dented the Blues’ quest for Champions League qualification.

Having been touted as potential title contenders in December amid a five-match winning run, the west London club now face a serious battle to finish in the top four after taking just nine points from the subsequent nine games.

In front of watching England manager Thomas Tuchel, Palmer, who has contributed 14 top-flight goals and six assists this term, sliced wide with an early opportunity and struggled to make an impact on a miserable evening when the visitors failed to register an attempt on target.

The 22-year-old went straight down the tunnel at full-time before being asked to return to the pitch to acknowledge the disgruntled travelling fans by a member of Chelsea’s coaching team.

"Football is a team game, it’s not tennis; it’s not only Cole Palmer who is frustrated," said Maresca.

"In one way it can show the desire of Cole to improve things. But it’s not just about Cole, it’s about all the players.

"It’s a little bit like the fans, when you don’t win a game it’s normal that they are not happy and when we win games everyone is happy and the players are exactly the same.

"When we don’t win, they feel frustrated. We need all of them in this moment to be more positive because this is a moment where we need to stick together and try to finish in the best way."

Six days on from slipping to a 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round defeat in Sussex, the Blues suffered a repeat result

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