Chelsea’s boss, Enzo Maresca, is happy with Chelsea’s performance in the UEFA Conference league against Panathinaikos. The Blues beat the Greece side by 4-1 to maintain their 100% record in European football this season. It was a brilliant attacking display by Enzo Maresca’s men which led to an easy win over the Greece side. After two bad results in the Premier League, this win was very important for Enzo Maresca and Chelsea to regain their confidence before the Newcastle match over the weekend.
Chelsea win their first match in three matches
Chelsea were winless in the last two matches before the Panathinaikos match. At first, the Blues drew with Nottingham Forest in the league before the international break followed by a 2-1 loss to Liverpool at Anfield after the international break. Chelsea were in fourth place after seven matches in the league. However, after the loss against Liverpool took Chelsea to the sixth position in the point table behind Brighton. The Blues certainly need a win in the Premier League to return to the top four. In the weekend the Blues will welcome Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge. This is a huge game for both teams as both of them are now within the top 10 and want to push forward to reach the top four positions.
Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Panathinaikos might certainly help Enzo Maresca’s men to gather more confidence in the game against Newcastle United. Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was also very happy with the performance of his team in the UEFA Conference league and wants his team to continue this brilliant form.
Reaction of Enzo Maresca after the Blues Conference league victory
According to the news published by Chelsea News, in the post-match, the Italian manager talked about the performance of his team and said,
โIt was a very good performance. I think we struggled a little bit at the beginning of the game. And we adjusted; we struggled off the ball with our pressing, I think on the ball we were quite good โ and then we made some adjustment and were much better,โ the Blues coach explained.
โThe most important thing, I always said, no matter how many players we change, you can see the identity of the team. We can do things better. The identity is quite clear, the way we play on the ball and the way we play off the ball.โ
Chelsea had three different goalscorers in the Panathinaikos match including Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku, and Mudryk. Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez both were back in that match after both of them missed the starting lineup against Liverpool.
Will there be any surprise in the squad for Chelsea against Newcastle game?
Enzo Maresca is also using various players for different positions and often reshuffles the squad the starting lineup. It will be interesting to see how Enzo Maresca will set up the squad against Newcastle United for the weekend clash. As Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, and Fofana missed the last Premier League match and all of them will be available for the Newcastle match, it will be interesting to see how Enzo Maresca will react.
Chelsea are certainly enjoying a good time under Enzo Maresca compared to the performance of the Blues in the last season at this stage. But things could improve as Chelsea are looking for a better finish at the end of the season and a trophy will be perfect. For that, Enzo Maresca has to build the squad depth perfectly.
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