Enzo Maresca says his Chelsea aspect deserved to beat Brentford, regardless of a shaky end at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues ran out 2-1 winners however had their backs in opposition to the wall within the ultimate 10 minutes after Bryan Mbeumo pulled a aim again and Marc Cucurella was despatched off.
Chelsea went forward by means of their full-back simply earlier than half-time, who flicked a header into the again of the web after a sequence of crosses from the hosts had put the Bees beneath critical stress.
It appeared just like the Blues would rue their missed probabilities, notably Nicolas Jackson, who missed an absolute sitter within the match.
With an open aim to intention at, his first-time shot from a cross flew over the bar and into the stands.
However the Senegal worldwide had his aim within the eightieth minute, latching on to an Enzo Fernandez by means of ball and drilling into the nook.
Cucurella gifted Brentford possession and Mbeumo capitalised by sliding the ball previous Robert Sanchez with only a few minutes to go.
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The Spaniard was then dismissed after the ultimate whistle to place a slight dampener on proceedings.
Nonetheless, Maresca maintained a constructive angle in his post-match press convention.
He stated: “We had been in charge of the sport besides the final 10 minutes the place we concede. It’s regular.
“We created probabilities. We may have scored extra. We deserved to win the sport.”
“It’s all in regards to the place. You need to be in the correct place and if you’re you’ll have an opportunity.
“We labored with Marc on this sport to reach and be in the correct place. We’re very pleased. It’s not one thing regular as a result of he’s not a giant full-back. We labored within the week for this type of resolution and we’ve been fortunate.
“I stated after the Tottenham sport he [Jackson] didn’t rating however he did crucial factor. The remaining had been celebrating and he was the one one going for the ball. Off the ball he labored laborious.
“Simply two groups have conceded lower than us. Defensively we’re not doing unhealthy. We’d like to finish with a clear sheet however there’s one other crew attempting to attain.”
He left with a departing touch upon the title race, including: “It’s not about what number of video games we win. It’s about being real looking. There are issues we have now to do higher. That’s why I stated for me we aren’t prepared.”
