Enzo Maresca said he was pleased with his team’s performance today, with many points showing improvement.
Chelsea boss urges fans to be patient, says he is happy with team’s performance despite Man City’s thrashing
Both Pep and Maresca agree that the Ohio Stadium is not conducive to passing.
After Chelsea humiliating defeat to Manchester City in their latest pre-season game, Enzo Maresca explained that all the mistakes made in the game were part of the team’s development. That he was personally pleased with Chelsea’s performance today, and revealed that the pitch conditions today did not support the game plan that had been laid out. Which led to the team’s landslide defeat.
“I’m not worried about the development of the team at the moment because every mistake is part of the process. “
I’ve known City for many years and they don’t usually allow their opponents to have more possession or more chances, even in friendly matches. But think about the first half, I don’t remember them having six or seven passes in a row. Which is a sign that we are good without the ball.”
“When we had the ball, we had a lot of possession, created good chances and I think we had about 60 per cent possession in the first half. It doesn’t matter if it’s a friendly or they’re missing six or seven of their main players. It’s about analysing the situation.”
“In any game, if you concede two goals early, it’s not good. It was a strange game, you know? I planned well in terms of attack and defence, and I thought the first half, apart from the first five minutes when we conceded, we did well. It’s just strange that we planned well and then went two goals behind, which completely changed the game. “
What can I say about the first half? We had good possession, created some chances, combined well,
but I thought we lacked clinicalness in the final third. Especially one-on-one with the goalkeeper.”
When reporters asked Pep Guardiola why Chelsea made สมัคร ufabet more mistakes than usual in the eyes of the Spanish manager, Pep replied that the condition of the Ohio Stadium was not very conducive, and Maresca agreed with this point. “
I don’t like to say this because it sounds like an excuse, but the condition of the pitch today did not allow us to play the way we planned. While we wanted to pass the ball quickly, the pitch slowed down the ball.”