Enzo Maresca delivers Premier League title verdict after Chelsea victory over Aston Villa
Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca has insisted that the Blues are “not prepared” to be thought of Premier League title challengers regardless of extending their sturdy type with a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.
The Blues had been comfortably superior at house to Unai Emery’s out-of-form guests. Nicolas Jackson fired Chelsea in entrance after seven minutes earlier than Enzo Fernandez’s crisp half-volley made it 2-0 earlier than the interval. The always-impressive Cole Palmer added a 3rd within the closing phases, however the house facet might have simply scored a fourth or fifth.
Centre-back Levi Colwill struck a assured tone this week, but Maresca has at all times been extra cautious when assessing his facet’s aspirations for the season.
When questioned a few potential title problem after Sunday’s 3-0 win, Maresca snapped: “I mentioned many occasions I do not agree with that. I believe we’re not able to compete with Liverpool, Arsenal and [Manchester] Metropolis for a lot of causes and since we win right this moment I am not going to alter my thought. We’re not prepared for that. However the good factor is that we’re enhancing and hopefully very quickly we might be there.”
Maresca was pushed on why his Chelsea facet – who boast the very same variety of factors, objectives scored and conceded as Arsenal – usually are not within the race. “We have to enhance many issues,” the Italian defined. “We are able to assault higher, we will defend higher. However what we want is you need to reside moments to get higher.”
Chelsea comfortably have the youngest group within the division, boasting a median age of 23.8. Just one different Premier League facet is youthful than 26. “These type of gamers, a few of them of their life, of their expertise, they’ve performed most likely one closing for any title,” Maresca identified. “In all probability final yr, Carabao Cup, has been an important sport they’ve performed. So you should reside moments to get higher, and after we begin to get these moments, most likely we get higher and we will compete.
“Arsenal gamers, Liverpool gamers, Metropolis gamers, all of them reside finals, compete for titles, so we will be there quickly. However this is likely one of the the reason why we’re nonetheless far and never able to compete with these golf equipment.”
