Source: SKY_Sports
Brown bemoans Drogba 'fluke'
Hull City boss Phil Brown admitted he was "bitterly disappointed" to lose to a freak goal at Chelsea.
The Tigers battled hard and looked set for a share of the spoils after Didier Drogba had cancelled out debutant Stephen Hunt's surprise opener.
But Drogba's cross looped over City keeper Boaz Myhill in injury time to give the Blues a 2-1 win.
"You're not going to get anything when you come to these places; you just want a bit of the bounce of the ball but unfortunately we've been done on a cross on Didier's own admission," said Brown.
"I was gutted to lose the game in injury time but was more than pleased with their overall performance.
"I am bitterly disappointed but pleased that we put a marker down in London yet again," said Brown.
"This is what we asked the players to do. We played better today than last season and yet we got a point then.
"It was a pleasing performance and the game plan was to frustrate Chelsea. We knew they had the quality to beat us and turn the game on its head and that happened in the 92nd minute."
Brown was particularly pleased with the performance of debutant Hunt.
"We had three or four new players on show who are learning all about Phil Brown and what it is like to play for Hull City," added Brown.
"He's had quite an energetic first game but we knew it would be difficult for him today.
"He's tenacious and gets in the face of the opposition and sometimes teams or players don't like that but he is my kind of player."
City only just survived relegation last year and Brown acknowledges they will have to prove the doubters wrong once more.
"We survived last year and people doubted us but we have to prove them wrong again."
