Maresca denies Chelsea ‘discipline problem’ after spate of red cards

Enzo Maresca said Friday helium does not judge his Chelsea squad person a “discipline problem” pursuing a spate of reddish cards arsenic helium prepares for the sojourn of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

The Blues person been reduced to 10 men successful 3 of their past 4 matches, 2 of which person been defeats.

Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was shown a reddish paper successful a 2-1 decision against Manchester United portion Trevoh Chalobah was sent disconnected successful past week’s 3-1 nonaccomplishment to Brighton.

Forward Joao Pedro suffered the aforesaid destiny precocious successful Tuesday’s Champions League lucifer against Jose Mourinho’s Benfica but Chelsea won 1-0.

Chelsea manager Maresca said it was important to measure each concern connected a case-by-case basis.

“When it’s a reddish paper for atrocious volition oregon for atrocious discipline, it’s antithetic compared to the Manchester United reddish paper oregon Brighton reddish card,” helium said.

“In that case, it’s conscionable the determination that you person to instrumentality successful 2 seconds, 3 seconds. Do I bash foul oregon not?

“It’s difficult. So we analyse lawsuit for case. Again, I don’t spot immoderate subject problem, adjacent if we see 3 oregon 4 reddish cards, that is not thing normal. But again, it’s for antithetic reasons.”

Chelsea started the Premier League play powerfully earlier stumbling and are present eighth successful the array aft taking conscionable 1 constituent from their past 3 games.

But Maresca is assured his squad are heading successful the close direction.

“Most of the games wherever we didn’t get the points is due to the fact that they were games precise analyzable for america successful presumption of, again, unfortunately, reddish cards,” helium said.

“But nary uncertainty that besides the wounded concern — we person astatine this infinitesimal I deliberation 8 players out. So it’s a premix but we don’t person immoderate uncertainty that slowly, dilatory we’re going to beryllium again wherever we request to be.”

Maresca rejected the conception that Liverpool would beryllium much susceptible aft Arne Slot’s squad suffered back-to-back defeats against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray, successful the Champions League.

“It’s ever a pugnacious game, ever a large team,” helium said up of Saturday’s crippled astatine Stamford Bridge.

“For maine personally, the mode they are doing this season, successful immoderate case, is fantastic. Especially aft (Diogo) Jota’s tragedy.”

The Liverpool guardant was killed successful a roadworthy mishap successful Spain successful July.

“It’s not casual for the players, it’s not casual for the club, it’s not casual for the manager erstwhile you get astatine the grooming crushed and you spot each time that spot empty,” said Maresca.

“So you person to beryllium precise beardown and this is the crushed wherefore for maine they are doing not good, adjacent amended than good, adjacent more.”

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