Fabian Huerzeler is willing to discuss defensive strategy with his Albion players after a torrid afternoon at Chelsea.

But he said his side’s 4-2 defeat was not down to them playing a high defensive line.

Cole Palmer scored four goals for a home side who cut through the advanced Seagulls back-line on a regular basis.

Huerzeler said: “Of course some things are non-negotiable, some things ARE negotiable.

“I think I should discuss it before I come out in public and say something about our style of play.

“I should discuss it with the players – how they feel, if they are confident or not.

“But we try to improve the players, we try to help the players, we try to talk to the players. We need to give them advice.

“If you want to play with this high line, you need a connection and this connection was missing today.

“Also in a low block we could lose this game. It is always a balance. I know now that the public will go on the high line but again the four goals we conceded, there was not one goal because of the high line.

“It was all because of individual mistakes if you really analyse it.”

Albion were missing regular defenders Joel Veltman and Jan Paul van Hecke.