Enzo Maresca was pleased with his players’ performance in their opening pre-season friendly, a 2-2 draw at Wrexham.
The Blues played their first game of the 2024 America tour. At the Levi’s Stadium around two weeks after Maresca officially took over as coach.
“Results are always important but in these moments the most important thing is to judge the performance. Especially after two weeks since we started.
“I was very happy in the first half and in the second half. It’s a shame we conceded two goals but overall when you think of a player like Wes (Fofana) who played 45 minutes after a year off and in different situations, I’m happy. “
“For us the result is always important. We have to judge by many factors, so I’m very happy with the performance.”
Asked if he had adopted the possession-based tactics he used at Leicester, โปรโมชั่น ufabet Maresca replied:
“Yes, at the moment we try to create with three at the back and two [defensive midfielders]. In the first half he played with Reece James inside. In the second half it was Malo Gusto.
“It doesn’t matter what level the opponent is, when they defend with 11 men it’s difficult to find spaces and solutions, it’s not easy. “
We tried in the first half and the second half and of course we did a lot of things that we could improve, but we’ve only started two weeks ago, so for me tonight it was important to start to see the identity of the team and it’s there.”