Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has revealed that he did not plan to defend deep but was forced to do so by his opponents, and praised his team for adapting well to the situation, leading to a 3-1 home win over Liverpool.
Enzo Fernandez opened the scoring for the Blues in the first three minutes before scoring his own goal to extend the lead. Although the Reds broke the deadlock late in the game, Cole Palmer converted a penalty in stoppage time.
“Today the opponents forced us to defend deep, which is something we don’t like and didn’t plan for,” Maresca said after the win over the champions, which moved him level with Newcastle in fourth.
“But when you face a good team like Liverpool, sometimes you have to do that and the players did very well.
“We plan every game, always trying to play our own way and be aggressive, but sometimes what happens on the pitch is the opposite and forces you to have another plan.
“Liverpool showed why they are the champions, but our players adapted quite well and from the chances we created, เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง we deserved to be the winners,” said
young midfielder Romeo Lavia. He started his 10th league game of the season before being substituted in the 78th minute and Maresca recognised the importance:
“You can see that we are better with important players like Lavia on the pitch. It’s a shame he was injured for most of the season. “
The difference between us and other teams is the number of important players that are injured, Lavia is one of them. There’s no doubt about it, Wesley Fofana as well. “
Chelsea now have to fight for the Champions League. Hopefully we can do it and in the future we can fight for something more important.”