Chelsea fans believe captaincy is cursed as ‘brainless’ Conor Gallagher is sent off in Brighton clash

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.

   

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