Maresca highlights what he’s learned at Chelsea in win over Lincoln City | OneFootball

Chelsea's coach, Enzo Maresca, valued the 2-1 victory over Lincoln City, from the English third division, in the English League Cup. According to him, the match was a “new experience” for several players, who faced for the first time the hostile environment typical of matches against lower division teams.

“It's more about desire”

Maresca explained that games like this require more than technique: it requires “desire, winning the second ball, and experience”. He mentioned young players Jamie Gittens and Jorrel Hato as examples of athletes who “had never played this type of match”.

“We needed this experience”

The coach emphasized that “five or six players” on the squad had never faced League One or League Two teams. For him, this experience will be essential in future similar encounters: “If the next game is against a League One or League Two team, the experience will be useful”, he stated.

Comeback and qualification

After falling behind, Chelsea responded with goals from Tyrique George and Facundo Buonanotte, securing qualification for the fourth round of the competition. Maresca concluded: “Many of them had never played this type of game, so they needed this experience — and it was a great experience, also because we won”.

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