Enzo Maresca has admitted Chelsea are struggling at each ends of the pitch as they discover themselves on a run of simply three wins from 12 video games.
The Blues had been outdoors contenders for the Premier League title in December however have did not make the most of a pleasant run of fixtures, with Saturday’s defeat to Aston Villa leaving them seventh within the newest league standings.
Requested to clarify what has gone unsuitable for his aspect, Maresca insisted Chelsea have merely misplaced their contact each in assault and defence.
“Most likely there’s at all times a couple of purpose,” he started. “I feel within the final seven, eight, ten video games, the massive distinction for me has been particularly contained in the field – in each bins.
“[Apart from] Brighton away within the Premier League, in all the remainder we at all times created possibilities, we virtually at all times scored, so the distinction in all probability has been contained in the field. We should be defensively extra sturdy and extra scientific after we get the prospect.”
Quantifying Chelsea’s struggles is a tally of 13 factors dropped from successful positions since Boxing Day, greater than every other workforce within the division.
“I do not know [what that tells me],” Maresca mentioned when introduced with the statistic. “I haven’t got a solution for that. I knew this, that we dropped 13 factors from successful positions.
“Generally it is soccer. Generally there’s a purpose why. We try to know a little bit bit. The nice factor is at the very least you had been in entrance in these sorts of video games however now it’s the different half, when you find yourself in entrance and attempting to guard that.
“In most of these video games, we analyse now we have possibilities to go from 1-0 to 2-0, from 0-1 to 0-2, and we miss greater than as soon as. Even the opposite day, towards Villa, we had 4 or 5 possibilities for 0-2, 0-2, 0-2. Should you miss, the sport is at all times open and something can occur, however for positive, it’s one thing we have to perceive.”
