Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca defined that the resilient efficiency of his gamers in tough circumstances outweighed the frustration of two dropped factors after his aspect’s 0-0 draw with Everton.
The Blues needed to battle to protect parity at a blustery Goodison Park on Sunday. After creating the higher probabilities in a good first half, Chelsea had been reliant upon the efficiency of their goalkeeper Robert Sanchez as Everton got here near breaking the impasse over the second 45 minutes.
A goalless stalemate denied Chelsea the prospect to quickly transfer above Liverpool on the Premier League summit, however Maresca may solely see the positives post-game. In actual fact, the Italian boss insisted that Sunday’s 0-0 draw was extra spectacular than Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Brentford final weekend.
“I am completely pleased,” Maresca beamed. “I simply stated to the gamers that I’m extra pleased right now than the Brentford sport. The rationale why is as a result of I used to be fairly anxious about right now’s sport; a difficult sport, a difficult stadium, a difficult crew.”
Everton could also be mired in a relegation scrap, however Sean Dyche’s aspect aren’t any pushovers. Sunday’s shutout ensured that the Toffees boast a Premier League-high seven clear sheets this season.
“They’re defensively prime,” Chelsea’s optimistic boss continued. “They’re one of many 5 greatest groups in Europe when it comes to clear sheets. You battle to create probabilities in opposition to them and it was not a simple sport. You must deal and you must be taught to play completely different video games; lengthy balls, second balls, set items. Soccer isn’t just what we do on the ball, it is usually the way you defend and take care of that.
“Like I stated, extra pleased right now than the Brentford sport. For certain, ready the sport like at all times to attempt to win the sport however typically there may be additionally one other crew there that tries to do the identical, so we’re pleased right now.”
Maresca would have definitely been happier had Nicolas Jackson completed off both of his two first-half alternatives. The mercurial ahead was wayward on Merseyside, leaving Chelsea 4 factors adrift of a Liverpool aspect which emphatically took their probabilities in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
