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Chelsea didn’t get the end result they needed however Enzo Maresca believed his workforce made an announcement by preventing again to attract with Arsenal.
Pedro Neto’s first Premier League purpose for the Blues noticed Chelsea restore parity within the seventieth minute of Sunday’s conflict at Stamford Bridge.
Gabriel Martinelli had put the Gunners forward 10 minutes earlier, and Leandro Trossard squandered an important probability for Arsenal with the ultimate kick of the sport.
Chelsea completed with extra photographs (17 to 13) and the next anticipated targets (1.28 to 0.99), and Maresca was glad with their efficiency.
“I loved it, completely. The efficiency was good,” he advised BBC Sport.
“We all know them fairly nicely and we competed fairly nicely. The efficiency is essential for us on this second and it was good. We are able to relaxation now and go once more.
“The efficiency from Pedro [Neto] was superb. We performed in the way in which we needed to, courageous, and attempt to play from the again all the time.
“It’s the manner we wish to do issues. We attempt to play face-to-face in opposition to each workforce. We’re Chelsea, so you will need to ship this message.”
Neto has now both scored (two) or assisted (one) in every of his final three Premier League begins in opposition to Arsenal, with Sunday’s purpose ending a run of 17 league appearances in a row with out him discovering the web.
2020 – Pedro Neto, who has scored his first Premier League purpose for Chelsea, has scored from outdoors the field within the competitors for the primary time since his very first such purpose on New 12 months’s Day 2020 for Wolves v Watford. Bullet. pic.twitter.com/HazgP5mgM6
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His purpose was his first from outdoors the field within the Premier League since January 1, 2020.
“We needed to win, however we knew we had onerous work in entrance of us as a result of they’re an excellent workforce,” he advised Sky Sports activities.
“We got here to win, so we’re not as joyful as we needed to be, however we didn’t wish to lose and it’s an excellent level in opposition to an excellent workforce.
“We learn the sport nicely. We had moments we might have been higher however we’ve accomplished an excellent job and we wish to hold bettering at this degree.”
The draw ensured Chelsea will finish a day within the high three locations of the Premier League desk for the primary time for the reason that ultimate day of the 2021-22 season, after they completed in third.
They face Maresca’s former membership, Leicester Metropolis, after the worldwide break.
