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Enzo Maresca ‘very happy’ with Chelsea despite 0-0 draw with Everton

manager Enzo Maresca He praised his Chelsea players after Sunday’s 0-0 draw away to Everton despite ending their winning streak against a stubborn home side at Goodison Park.

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Chelsea had won eight of their previous eight games but the Blues were forced to settle for a point on Merseyside after dropping points on Merseyside. Premier League Championship fight.

Maresca’s side ended the game with 75% possession and attempted 642 passes to Everton’s 209, with Sean Dyche’s side struggling from the start The attack was stopped, which made the following days extremely difficult for them.

With that in mind, the Chelsea boss claimed he was more satisfied with his team’s performance against Everton than in last weekend’s 2-1 home win over Brentford.

“I’m really happy,” explain Maresca on Chelsea’s stalemate vs Everton.

“I just said to the players that I was happier today than I was at the Brentford game. The reason for that is because I was very worried about today’s game; a tricky game, a tricky pitch, a tricky team Team.”

“They are leading the way defensively. They are one of the five best teams in Europe in terms of clean sheets. It’s difficult to create chances against them, it’s not an easy game. You have to cope, you have to Learn to play different plays; long balls, second balls, set pieces. Football is not just what we do when we have the ball, it is also how you defend and handle the ball.

“Like I said, it was more fun today than the Brentford game. Of course we prepare as usual and try to win games, but sometimes there is another team trying to do the same thing, so we are happy today ”

Current number one goalkeeper Roberto Sanchez has had little role in Chelsea’s goal, with Maresca’s Filip Jorgensen, Marcus Bertinelli and Lucas Bergström all forced to Watching from the sidelines, waiting for your chance.

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Clubs have many options in this regard, £150,000 per week The abandoned Kepa Arrizabalaga is now also on loan at Bournemouth.

Of course, Chelsea’s last big need isn’t another guy in the field, but talkSPORT’s Bent suggests Chelsea could try to sign the Aston Villa star Emiliano Martinez.

this £150,000 per week The Argentine, who helped his country win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, recently signed a new contract but Bent believes Martinez could well find a new footing at Chelsea.

“I wonder if Aston Villa can’t get back into the Champions League,” Bent told talk about sports (Via Metro).

“I know he signed a new contract, but can he leave? The fact is he can play for almost any team he wants to play for. Chelsea can get him.”

The 32-year-old is a key player for Unai Emery and a leader in Villa’s dressing room, so it is highly unlikely that the club will let him go on the cheap, especially given his contract extension.

“He played a huge role in getting Villa back into Europe,” ex-bolton goalkeeper says Jussi Jaaskelainen.

“I really like him, he’s big, strong, quick, good on the ball, he has it all to be honest. I like his command in the penalty area – when he needs to attack, he’s very Be offensive.”