"The idea was to defend with five players" - Maresca spoke on his substitution in 1-2 loss to Man Utd
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca told BBC Sport: "The red card changed the game after three minutes.
"After the red card for them, 10 v 10, it changed the game for us. We needed to start in a better way.
"It's a red card. [We should have had] a penalty for Joao."
On his subs: "They attack with five players so the idea was to defend with five players. You can defend with four at 11 v 11. The game probably changed after they conceded the red card also with Casemiro. We were much better.
"Cole this morning did a test to play this game. He was not 100%. It was a fantastic effort for the club, for his team-mates, for the team. Unfortunately he was not 100%.
"We need to start the game better. We cannot concede a red card at Old Trafford after three minutes."
AFerQjry2116
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This selection could have won regardless
Jabacnostu
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Maresca has got it very wrong after Sanchez's blunder. Why must you defend with 5 players against this clueless and disorganized United? Why being afraid of this Man United team? You are already 1-0 down with minus one, but you chose to remove attackers and replace them with defenders. What is there to defend for. This is cowardice! SHAME!
Pass2Pogba
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all these negative Chelsea fans. the coach did the right thing to sub those attackers off. otherwise it would have been 3/4goals in first half. nobody understand
Davichi
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This selection could have won regardless
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You can't even coach a bunch of school girls but you're here yapping about selection. 😂
wepceprst
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all these negative Chelsea fans. the coach did the right thing to sub those attackers off. otherwise it would have been 3/4goals in first half. nobody understand
don't mind the ungrateful fans Chelsea has..if they were in our shoes am sure a lot of them would have joined another club by now..see the way they are insulting the coach and the goal keeper..I don't know what they expect the goal keeper to do..they forgot that he was trying to help their leaky defenders.. ungrateful fans.