Former manager Mark Warburton has praised Chelsea Enzo Maresca for his impressive tactics against Aston Villa. The Italian coach has been receiving all round praise for his genius decisions.
How good were Chelsea against Aston Villa?
The Blues were unstoppable against Aston Villa. They defeated Villa by 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to earn all three points. By doing so they kept their number third position in the Premier League intact.
Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer all scored the goal. Palmer picked up an assist too which earned him player of the match award. Chelsea now have 25 points are are very likely look to finish in top four this season.
What exactly impressed Warburton?
Former Celtic manager Mark Warburton was impressed by high pressing of Chelsea. He gave a lot of credits to Enzo Maresca for telling his players to press hard which quickly paid off in the 7th minute itself.
“All creadits to Chelsea’s press, they won the ball high. It was a great overlap from Marc Cucurella and Chelsea get their reward. The press is proving to be so effective” – Warburton commenting for BBC.
Cucurella won the ball by pressing high in Villa’s box. He then sent in inside the Villa penalty box where it was sent to the back of net by Nicolas Jackson. It was pleasure to witness for Chelsea fans who are surely having a great time right now.
Warburton also had some really great words for Pedro Neto. He said the Portugese is a clear threat for opposition. Neto missed the game against Leicester City but made a comeback yesterday. He was looking very good after retaining his starting position.
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Chelsea have been looked upon as title contenders by many due to their recent form. They have same points as Arsenal who sit on the second place in the Premier League.
Despite all this, Enzo Maresca has refused to believe that they are in title race. He has said that they are far away from being title contenders but will be soon in future. Chelsea’s best player Cole Palmer has also similar views as he thinks it is too soon to look at them as title contenders.
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