Maresca was satisfied with Chelsea's performance, and Guto finally broke through with his first goal.
2025-11-09 02:30
In the 11th round of the Premier League, Chelsea defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, shaking off the stalemate in the first half with a clean and decisive victory and continuing to maintain their position at the top of the standings.
After the match, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca highly praised the team's performance, especially pleased with Gusto's first goal for Chelsea. Despite Wolves being bottom of the league and without a permanent manager, Maresca admitted that he dared not be complacent before the game.
In an interview, Maresca said: "I am very worried about these kinds of games, they are often the most difficult. We created a lot of chances in both the first and second halves and did not concede a goal."
"I'm satisfied with our performance in the first half, it's just that we didn't score. In the second half we took our chances and scored 3 goals, we could have scored more."
It was Marlo Gusto, making his 98th appearance for Chelsea, who broke the deadlock with a header, scoring his first goal for the club and opening the scoring for his team.
Speaking of Gusto, Maresca couldn't hide his joy, even jokingly saying at the start: "Finally! He's been so close to scoring so many times. We've always wanted our full-backs to get more involved in the attack and break into the penalty area."
“Cucurella did this often last year as well. Guto’s goal today not only helped the team, but also changed the course of the game and opened up the situation completely. We are all happy for him.”
After Gusto opened the scoring, Chelsea's attack was unleashed, with João Pedro and Pedro Neto both finding the net to secure the three points. Throughout the match, Chelsea displayed a strong presence on both ends of the pitch, demonstrating their dominance and fulfilling Maresca's pre-match emphasis of keeping the game from becoming too open.
