Enzo Maresca Explains Why Chelsea Are Not Premier League Favourites After Tottenham Win
- Enzo Maresca has rubbished claims that Chelsea are Premier League favourites despite a statement win on Sunday
- Chelsea came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur on away ground, signalling another step for the young side
- The Blues have now cut Liverpool's lead at the top of the table to four points but have played a game more than Arne Slot's side
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has once again downplayed title contention talk as his side continues on an upward trajectory.
Maresca recorded a statement win, perhaps the biggest one of his short managerial stint in West London, after Chelsea came from behind to beat their rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
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Tottenham vs Chelsea match report
The Italian saw his side concede twice in the opening 11 minutes after Tottenham capitalised on costly slips from Marc Cucurella.
However, the Blues kept their heads down, with Jadon Sancho pulling one back to halve the deficit. Cole Palmer scored a brace of penalties to add to Enzo Fernandez's goal, rendering Heung-min Son's strike in stoppage time another consolation goal.
But despite the incredible comeback on away ground, Maresca refused to be carried away, insisting his team is not yet ready to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City.
Enzo Maresca: Why Chelsea aren't ready for EPL yet
The former Leicester City manager referenced Cucurella's slips as something teams don't do if they want to win the title.
"Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool probably don’t slide – as Cucurella did," he said on Sky Sports.
Reactions to the post:
Here are some of the responses from netizens.
@Omoiyabiola_:
"Like coach, like fans. We’ll be here when y’all end up in 6th position."
@Iknowho13:
"I like this guy, Very humble. I hope he wins the Premier League."
@Hardbody12345:
"My man sounds like Pep before “I want to harm myself” Pep lol."
@joojobryte:
"Chelsea are not title contenders."
@temiafeye:
"Our party chairman has spoken."
Levi Colwill echoed his manager's sentiments, insisting that the Blues try to take it one game at a time.
"We have still got a lot to improve on, when we’re ready to push for a title we won’t be 2-0 down in the first 10 minutes. That’s the level we need to be at, and that’s what we need to keep working on.’"
Chelsea's next games
Chelsea players will have a day off on Monday before resuming training on Tuesday for their Conference league trip to Kazakhstan, where they will face Astana on Thursday.
They then play Brentford on Sunday at home. Chelsea have never beaten the Bees at Stamford Bridge since they were promoted back to the Premier League in 2021.
Why Caicedo avoided a red card vs Tottenham
Briefly News has also reported why Moises Caicedo avoided a red card despite a dangerous tackle on Pape Matar Sarr in the Tottenham game.
Referee Anthony Taylor opted not to give the Ecuadorian a yellow card, and the VAR agreed with his decision.
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