Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi described his team’s performance as a ‘blackout’ during their unexpected 4-0 defeat against Luton Town on Tuesday night.
The swift 2-0 lead for Luton within three minutes at Kenilworth Road marked a remarkable evening.
Elijah Adebayo‘s hat-trick and Chiedozie Ogbene’s goal contributed to the comprehensive victory.
De Zerbi emphasized the need for his team to learn from this experience, urging them to remember the day and take measures to ensure such a performance doesn’t occur again in the future.
He said:
‘We did not play. It was a blackout. We have to remember this day.’
‘We played badly, not one player played well, and our substitutes too. Everyone has to take responsibility.
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‘Luton played a great game. We knew how difficult this game would be. I feel sorry for the fans. We are all responsible, myself first of all.
‘We are suffering from this result more than people can think.’
Luton boss Rob Edwards was predictably buoyant after the win, which sees his side climb out of the relegation zone, with Everton dropping below them.
‘All of it was pretty good from start to finish,’ he said.
‘We’ve done that to quite a few teams. It’s how we play.
With a result and performance like this, a few people might take notice of it a little bit more.
‘I feel, we feel, the best way for us to go in this league is to attack.
‘We’re going to keep driving. There were bits where we were sloppy.
We have to keep our foot down. We can’t afford to stop because we’re not good enough to do that.’
On hat-trick hero Adebayo, Edwards added:
‘I’m delighted for Elijah. He’s a very difficult player to play against.
We’re very thankful that we’ve got him, but there were several good performances out there tonight.’
