“I love what they did” – Enzo Maresca hails two Chelsea stars for what they did in 1-0 win over Bournemouth
Enzo Maresca, the manager of Chelsea, was happy with his team’s three-point victory over Bournemouth.
Although it was an extremely challenging game at St. Mary’s, Christopher Nkunku’s goal in the 86th minute proved to be the difference.
Enzo Maresca praised Jadon Sancho for changing the game as a substitution at halftime and for setting up Nkunku to score the game-winning goal with Sancho’s help.
“Very happy, very happy for him. He was very good,” Maresca said of Sancho’s debut.
“I have a feeling that Jadon is a guy that needs love. This is what I thought when I spoke with him before he joined us.
“Also I know he has the desire to show the player he is, but for me, it is just to enjoy football. This is the reason why they play.
“Jadon helped us a lot but what he did tonight is exactly what we expected from him. As I said, I know Jadon very good because I watched him many, many times in the past and I know what he can give us.”
After praising Sancho, Enzo Maresca turned his attention to Nkunku.
“Then also Christopher was very good and not just because he scored but because he fought without the ball and Jadon was exactly the same.
“The performance second half changed completely but we need to learn these kind of things if we want to build something important and we want to win games, first of all we need the desire to win games, win duels and to fight together.”