Paul Merson slams Enzo Maresca over ‘pathetic’ Chelsea decision
Paul Merson has slamme Enzo Maresca over the ‘pathetic’ team he picke for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Brentford.
Facing west London rivals Brentford just three days after สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ another derby against Tottenham, Maresca rung the changes, benching Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea lacke fluidity against Brentford and were held to a goalless draw as their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League suffere another blow.
Merson was ‘flabbergaste’ by Maresca’s team selection and has questione why players are being reste with the Europa Conference League in mind.
Chelsea face Polish side Legia Warsaw on Thursday night in the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League, the competition a rung below the Europa League.
‘I couldn’t believe the team Enzo Maresca put out at Brentford,’ Merson told When that team came out, I was flabbergaste. It was pathetic.
‘Chelsea have won the Champions League. This is the Europa Conference League – and he’s resting players for it?
‘Getting into the Champions League has to be the be all and end all. They have to be in it.
‘If they come sixth in the Premier League and win the Europa Conference League, it would be a shocker. A shocker.
‘This is Legia Warsaw, no disrespect to them but they won’t beat Chelsea over two legs. You have to beat Brentford.
‘If they had won that game, then beat Ipswich at the weekend, they would have Champions League football in their hands with six games to go.
And then look at what happene when those subs like Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson came on. They dominated Brentford.
‘But now, they are right up against it. Chelsea might have to finish ahead of Manchester City to qualify for the Champions League, in an era when every team that finished ahead of City won the Premier League.’
Chelsea briefly threatene to mount a genuine title challenge in Maresca’s first season at Stamford Bridge but now face a huge fight just to qualify for the Champions League.
Earlier this week, ex-Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher predicte Chelsea would fall short of Champions League qualification.