I thought this was just a lucky win for Chelsea because several times Brighton players actually had the chance to score but were thwarted by Robert Sanchez and after that in the second half Chelsea managed to score goal with pride.
Imagine that there 4 opportunities that I counted for Brighton to score goal and if all the opportunities can produce goal, I think Chelsea will lose badly against Brighton with a score of 4 which they failed to use well and I see Pochettino very proud of yesterday match even though it was luck that can be thwarted by the Chelsea goalkeeper.
Chelsea's win yesterday was a needed win in order to keep the heads of Chelsea up above the water. If they had lost yesterday's match, their moral would have been very down and their confidence level reduced. In as much as we are expecting Pochettino to master the Chelsea system and start doing well, having consecutive losses would do more harm than good to both Chelsea as a club, the coach and the players.
With the performance of Chelsea in that match, it isn't obvious that Chelsea has escaped their epileptic performance for this season yet.
Yes, Pochettino hot seat as Chelsea manager cooled down a bit, after the victory over Brighton in the Carabao Cup competition yesterday. Nicolas Jackson scored the winning goal for the Blues, although they were able to win, Chelsea have not performed well. I think Pochettino squad won with luck, because Brighton has better statistics than Chelsea in terms of accuracy and ball control. Appreciation must still be given to Pochettino, because with this result the Blues managed to advance to the round of 16.
However, what is more important is their performance in the EPL, the victory over Brighton cannot be said to be a turning point in their performance. The next match against Fulham in the EPL will be a proving ground for Pochettino as to whether he can bring Chelsea a second win this season. Even though it was difficult because he was playing away, Pochettino had to find the right tactics to get the three points.