Enzo Maresca believes there may be ‘no massive distinction’ between Chelsea and Arsenal regardless of the Blues struggling a setback to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League at Emirates Stadium.
Makeshift striker Mikel Merino scored the one objective of the sport in an uneventful afternoon, with each groups lacking key attacking gamers.
Cole Palmer will want a scan on a muscular challenge, Maresca revealed publish match whereas suggesting the hole between the 2 London membership’s isn’t very massive in any respect.
Requested whether or not there perhaps a scarcity of perception from Chelsea in massive video games, Maresca responded: “If the outcomes say that. What I can say between the primary sport towards Arsenal and immediately’s sport, to be sincere, I don’t see an enormous distinction between us and them.
“This implies we’re, for me, since I arrived, I’ve the sensation we’re on the appropriate path and we’re very shut. We’d like simply that step ahead to compete in these type of video games. That step comes ending within the high 4, high 5, Champions League spot.
“To start with we’re going to try to win video games away. In the intervening time, we’re profitable video games at dwelling and we’re going to try to do the identical away.
“Firstly of the season, we have been profitable video games away and struggled at dwelling. Now it’s the opposite facet. We’re there, for positive, we have to enhance away however general I believe we’re good.”
And on Palmer’s challenge, Maresca defined: “We don’t want gamers injured however in Cole’s case, on this second, it would give him some relaxation bodily and mentally. It could possibly be good.
“He wants a scan and the scan is deliberate for tomorrow. It’s not nearly one participant. After I say we can’t depend on Cole, it’s right to say since you can’t depend on one participant. It’s concerning the workforce and don’t give an excessive amount of stress on Cole.”