The Chelsea team must manage matches better and learn to deal with stressful situations, Enzo Maresca said after Marc Cucurella was sent off at the end of Sunday’s 2-1 home win over Brentford in the Premier League.
Cucurella et Nicolas Jackson scored to allow Chelsea to achieve his fifth consecutive victory in the championship and reduce the gap between him and the leader to two points Liverpool.
However, Chelsea conceded a goal in the last minute against Brentfordwhile cucurella received a second yellow card following an altercation with the attacker Kevin Damage to have “adopted an aggressive attitude”.
Chelsea has already received 50 yellow cards this season.
“It is certain that the goal we conceded and the last part of the match are things that we must manage better“, said Maresca.
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“Players need experience to learn and improve things. But overall, with the spirit of the team, we know that sometimes it can happen. For the second (yellow), it’s probably not the right thing to do, but these are things we need to improve“.
The Italian praised the contribution of cucurella against Brentfordboth in possession of the ball and outside it.
“Cucurella was excellent on and off the ball…along with the other 10 (players), they were fantastic. We are happy, delighted with Marc’s performance“.
Maresca confirmed that Romeo Lavia expected to return from injury for travel to Everton next Sunday, while Joao Felix will also be available for the Conference League match against Shamrock Rovers THURSDAY.
The defender Benoit BadiashilHe will probably be absent due to an injury picked up in training.
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