Enzo Maresca gave praise to two youngsters who helped **Chelsea**get over the line in a 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground with a better performance during the second half.
Cobham graduate Josh Acheampong continues his rise in the game, having gotten his first Premier League goal with a header to break the deadlock. His passing, bravery in ball carrying, and composed defending have stood out in previous performances, and this was another impressive showing.
Meanwhile, Marc Guiu got no direct goal contributions, but his willingness to work the backline after the break helped to put the Tricky Trees under pressure. More to the point, his presence allowed Maresca to correct for an ‘error’ that he had not foreseen in his planning for this trip to the Midlands.
*“We expected a back four. No back five. Against a back four, Joao in the nine is better. Against West Ham away back five. We play **Liam Delap**and Joao Pedro, **Fulham*we played Delap and Joao.
“So we were expecting a back four but they were back five and then after half time we changed.
*“We needed it from Marc. Against Liverpool fighting with Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Ryan Gravenberch, and he was very good from the start of second half. He won a corner against Morato.*
“I said a lot that I really like Josh we show him confidence last season and he's doing well and it's important also that when Levi Colwill or Tosin Adarabioyo is out, then the others are ready.
“[Josh] needs to improve for sure. It's our duty as a coaching staff. It's my duty as a manager to try to help the players to improve. We said many times if we improve the players, we improve the team.
“We do the same with Josh. We work every day to try to improve him and to improve the team.”