Maresca defends tactics as Chelsea players are booed by fans

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says he 'understands' the fans' frustrations, as he tries to explain his tactics.

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00:00No, no, no. The message is quite clear. We are in a moment that we are learning how to

00:07manage the game. Probably in some moment the right thing was to do exactly the same thing

00:14but in the opposite side. So for me the intention to keep the ball is the correct one, especially

00:19when you are 2-0 up. So the intention is good but probably where is not good. So we try

00:26to manage the ball in the last 10-15 minutes in our side but we need to try to do exactly

00:33the same in the opposite side. So I can understand but I think overall it was important tonight

00:39to win the game. Clean sheet, we did nine changes, we had players like Renato, Axel,

00:45Pedro, even Mark, a player that was the first game for him, an official game. So many good

00:52things.