De Zerbi says he is looking forward to seeing Moises Caicedo and Robert Sanchez ahead of their reunion in Brighton’s Carabao Cup tie at Chelsea.
Midfielder Caicedo and goalkeeper Sanchez joined the Blues for a combined £140million last month, with defender Levi Colwill also returning to Stamford Bridge after a season-long loan deal with the Seagulls.
But, speaking ahead of his side’s third-round visit to west London, De Zerbi said: “I am looking forward to seeing them and always happy to meet my former players.De Zerbi’s side will fancy their chances of progressing to the fourth round. Brighton are an impressive third in the Premier League table following five wins from their opening six fixtures, with Chelsea languishing in the bottom half.
Brighton, who were forced to come from behind in their win over south-coast rivals Bournemouth, also have the better recent head-to-head record against Chelsea after taking wins, home and away, in the league last season. “For us, it will be a very tough game. We have to think about ourselves, to organise and play better than we did in the last game and to have a clear idea, because in the first half it was not very clear.”
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