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The Chelsea head coach has reflected on another Premier League defeat for the faltering Blues.
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca believes his team’s showing in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa proves they are capable of much better.
The Italian stated that the manner of his side’s loss — their seventh of the 2024-25 season — meant it was the toughest of his first year in charge, but explained why there could be light at the end of the tunnel.
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Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Two second-half goals from on-loan attacking midfielder Marco Asensio cancelled Enzo Fernandez’s early strike to inflict the West London club’s fifth league loss post-Christmas and a third in four matches.
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Reflecting on a third top-flight away loss — the Blues had been beaten 3-1 at Manchester City and 3-0 at Brighton before Saturday's disappointment — Maresca highlighted why Chelsea’s promising performance could signify green shoots of recovery.
“We have 12 games to go - and again, my feeling is that winning one, we go again,” said Maresca.
“If you remember; the first four or five away games at the start of the season, we won all of them and our best moments were away [from home]. It is football. The most important thing is to judge the performance.
“The reason why I said before that it is the toughest defeat of the season is because today, again, our team was there. You can recognise: off the ball, aggressive, on the ball, we tried to play and create chances.
“We probably are a bit unlucky. We need a win and try to go again.”
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Chelsea could slip to seventh at the end of the round if Newcastle United defeat third-placed Nottingham Forest.
What next for Chelsea?
Maresca's side aim to return to winning ways on Tuesday when they host bottom-placed Southampton at Stamford Bridge.
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