Chelsea ended Saturday sitting second within the Premier League desk.
The Blues have performed one recreation greater than Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool and Bournemouth, who all play on Sunday, however a win earlier than the worldwide break leaves a constructive feeling across the membership.
Chelsea are additionally the division’s prime scorers with 21 objectives from 11 video games, however that might have been a troublesome statistic to consider throughout a primary half performed at a torpid tempo.
“I used to be very nervous earlier than this recreation,” mentioned Maresca. “These are the worst video games, they’re difficult. Everyone seems to be pondering it may be simple.
“I can perceive within the first half folks weren’t completely happy as a result of we did not rating. Then when Estevao got here on the power raised as a result of folks love that sort of participant.”
The 18-year-old Brazilian has largely been restricted to substitute appearances within the Premier League as he acclimatises to English soccer.
Maresca mentioned this week that the teenager, who moved from his homeland in the summertime, had complained in regards to the chilly climate in London, and the supervisor warned him to anticipate it to worsen earlier than it will get higher on that entrance.
“You’ll be able to see his expertise,” mentioned Maresca of Estevao. “We are attempting to assist him to adapt and provides him the proper minutes.
“He arrived from Brazil, he wants time to adapt, however he will begin video games for us sooner or later.”
Chelsea subsequent face a visit to Turf Moor after the worldwide break to face Burnley on 22 November.
They continue to be within the EFL Cup, the place they’ve had a seemingly beneficial draw away to League One aspect Cardiff Metropolis within the quarter-final, and so they have a glamour recreation at residence to Barcelona within the Champions League arising three days after the Burnley check.
Star attacker Cole Palmer is due again from damage in December, which might present an extra enhance as Chelsea purpose to qualify for the Champions League by way of not less than a top-four or top-five end this season.
Maresca’s “phrase onerous” message to Garnacho is mirrored in his wider view of how Chelsea can attain their targets.
He mentioned: “Inside, we’re satisfied that as a membership, as a staff, we’re moving into the proper path and we’re doing good issues. On the identical time we are able to do many issues higher.”
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