Chelsea ended Saturday sitting second within the Premier League desk.
The Blues have performed one sport greater than Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool and Bournemouth, who all play on Sunday, however a win earlier than the worldwide break leaves a optimistic feeling across the membership.
Chelsea are additionally the division’s high scorers with 21 objectives from 11 video games, however that might have been a troublesome statistic to consider throughout a primary half performed at a torpid tempo.
“I used to be very apprehensive earlier than this sport,” stated Maresca. “These are the worst video games, they’re difficult. Everyone seems to be pondering it will be simple.
“I can perceive within the first half individuals weren’t completely satisfied as a result of we did not rating. Then when Estevao got here on the vitality raised as a result of individuals love that form of participant.”
The 18-year-old Brazilian has largely been restricted to substitute appearances within the Premier League as he acclimatises to English soccer.
Maresca stated this week that the teen, who moved from his homeland in the summertime, had complained in regards to the chilly climate in London, and the supervisor warned him to anticipate it to worsen earlier than it will get higher on that entrance.
“You’ll be able to see his expertise,” stated Maresca of Estevao. “We are attempting to assist him to adapt and provides him the appropriate minutes.
“He arrived from Brazil, he wants time to adapt, however he’ll begin video games for us sooner or later.”
Chelsea subsequent face a visit to Turf Moor after the worldwide break to face Burnley on 22 November.
They continue to be within the EFL Cup, the place they’ve had a seemingly beneficial draw away to League One facet Cardiff Metropolis within the quarter-final, and so they have a glamour sport at house to Barcelona within the Champions League arising three days after the Burnley check.
Star attacker Cole Palmer is due again from harm in December, which may present an additional increase as Chelsea intention to qualify for the Champions League by not less than a top-four or top-five end this season.
Maresca’s “phrase laborious” message to Garnacho is mirrored in his wider view of how Chelsea can attain their targets.
He stated: “Inside, we’re satisfied that as a membership, as a group, we’re getting in the appropriate course and we’re doing good issues. On the identical time we are able to do many issues higher.”
