Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca admits Flamengo deserved win, says team tried but everything changed in 6 minutes
Chelsea suffered their first defeat in the Club World Cup after taking an early lead against Flamengo but faltering as they were beaten 3-1 on Friday.
“Congratulations to Flamengo, they deserved to win,” Maresca said after the game. “We tried to do something different in this game to prepare for next season and the future. Now we have one more game and เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา we will try to win.”
Maresca seemed unperturbed by his team’s situation at the Club World Cup and said they had used the match to prepare for the next Premier League season.
“For the first time we played in a different structure today, just to prepare also next season,to have more options.” He said of the 4-3-3 formation which featured captain Reece James alongside Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo in midfield.
The Italian coach spoke about the turning point of the game in the six minutes that saw two goals conceded and Nicolas Jackson sent off again.
“The game changed completely. It’s a shame we conceded two goals in a short period of time and then got a red card. We tried to come back. Congratulations to them again.”
As for Jackson’s red card for a dangerous move, Maresca admitted, “It’s a red card. There’s nothing to say.”