Maresca gave an interview after Chelsea shared points with Man Utd.

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Maresca gave an interview after Chelsea shared points with Man Utd.

  • Enzo Maresca insists he is happy with his team’s performance after coming from 1-1 down to Manchester United.
  • Maresca insists taking off Malo Gusto and bringing on Marc Cucurella in the second half was just a tactical decision

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted he was please with his team’s performance

After they drew 1-1 with Manchester United in the Premier League on Tuesday night.

“We knew it was going tough game number reasons. We scored, we came back into the game, we tried to win after scoring,” Maresca said.

“We happy because we know how difficult. The Man United players want to prove that they are good enough for the new manager and they have a different mindset and way of playing, so we have to prepare differently to deal with it.”

Marc Cucurella was dropped to the bench, with Maresca giving way to Malo Gusto and Reece James at full-back.

However, Maresca decided to bring on Cucurella in place of ufabet https://ufabet999.app Gusto in the second half after the French full-back picked up a yellow card.

“It’s quite clear, we tried to do something different tactically, not because of Malo’s injury, it was just a tactical decision,” Maresca add

Maresca has fallen to defeat to Manchester City and Liverpool already this season.

Chelsea are not in a position to challenge for the league title yet. But in both performances they show signs of progress and being able to compete long-term. Now they come up against United, who will be managed by Ruud van Nistelrooy after Erik ten Hag’s dismissal.

Six points separate Chelsea and Man United. Three points would huge deal for the Blues for many reasons, not only. Because of their awful records at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.

On Saturday, Man City suffered a 2-1 defeat to AFC Bournemouth. While Arsenal lost 1-0 to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park in a blow to their title chances. Allow Liverpool to extend their lead at the top of the table.