After another Chelsea defeat on the pre-season tour, both the Blues fans and the public in England are starting to raise questions. Of course, the manager, Enzo Maresca, is the first “suspect” for bad results. The Italian surely needs time to implement his ideas, but the problem is that it seems the team has not made any progress since the 44-year-old’s arrival.Enzo Maresca on Chelsea’s defensive problems in the pre-season:”We are not working on the defensive line being so high, it’s a habit and we are trying to drop it 5 metres” Is Maresca blaming Mauricio Pochettino by saying its a habit?pic.twitter.com/FUyVXSYGKq— Kyama (@ElijahKyama_) August 7, 2024 Moreover, three defeats in five pre-season games with only one victory (over the Mexican side Club America) do not boost Chelsea’s fans’ confidence ahead of the Premier League starting clash against the current champions Man City. Speaking to the media after the latest loss against Real Madrid 2-1, Maresca admitted he was aware of his team’s defensive issues.”It’s a problem we are trying to solve from pre-season since day one. One of my first meetings with the squad was about the amount of goals we conceded last year with the defensive line very high. It’s something we are trying to work on. Today, offensively, we are there – the patterns are there. We created chances. The problem is defensively. When I say “defensively” I don’t just mean the defensive line, but in general, all the players. Now it’s finished. We head back to London. We have Inter Milan and then an official game,” said the strategist.Chelsea record another loss, AC Milan beat Barca on pensHowever, the Italian washed his hands of responsibility for his team’s unacceptable defence, blaming it on his predecessors! “It’s a habit. We are not working on defensive lines so high. It’s a habit from last year, or years ago, I don’t know. We are trying to drop the defensive line a little bit, usually about four or five metres, just to have some advantage. Last year, we already conceded many goals with this problem. Hopefully we can solve it very soon,” Maresca stated. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8259534##
