Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was disappointed with how his side played after gaining a man advantage against AC Milan.
The Club World Cup winners put a rather weakened Milan side to the sword, starting with an own-goal from Andrei Coubis and a Joao Pedro header from a Pedro Neto cross inside the opening 10 minutes. Coubis was then sent off for a last-man challenge, making it attack versus defence for the remainder.
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Liam Delap converted a penalty and also scored the fourth for the home side, either side of a Youssouf Fofana goal for the Rossoneri. It means that the Rossoneri end preseason with two wins, a draw and two defeats.
After the full-time whistle, Maresca shared his thoughts on the way that Chelsea played and admitted he wanted to see a bit more intent after the red card was given so early.
“I think the performance was very, very, very good until the red card. We started the way we wanted to start, intense and with a high tempo on and off the ball,” he told the official website.
“The red card changed a little bit the game but it’s also normal [that the energy dropped a little] as Milan started pre-season on 4 July, 40 days ago, and this was their sixth friendly game. For us, it’s our second one. But overall, I’m very happy and now we start the Premier League.”
On Joao Pedro and Delap, he added: “They are both our strikers, we need them scoring goals during the season, and we are very happy with both of them.
“Liam played some games in the USA [at the Club World Cup] and he scored here today. They have to be without pressure or stress, and they will score goals for sure and miss goals for sure. But at the end, they are going to help us.
“I’m confident in general and for sure excited. We have another long season ahead and we are going to try to do our best.”
This was also their kids and a RB at defense against your full team lmao
What’s this dude saying? Milan their 6th friendly and theirs 2nd.
Haven’t they been playing club World Cup with thesame team? Hasn’t he been coaching this team for more than a year?
Please spare me. With all your money of changing players like your wardrobe, let’s play again 1 year from now and let’s see.
😂 I thought the same, they had about 2 weeks break from full competition and friendlies.
If they okay like this in EPL, I would be worried
… Soberbia
Milan had back to back friendlies in successive days. 1/2 the first team out. Guys starting likely being showcased to be sold or sent to Serie C. You ought to roll them up. No striker Serie C defense and midfield players. Cmon man. Show some class.
Maresca is an ex-Juventus so expecting some real class and reality is off the table lol…. guy is a good manager, but other than that a complete douche, and it was exposed BADLY in that infamous press conference at the club WC
Bro.
Have we not been flogging you anytime we meet. Come again next year, you will still collect wotowoto