Liam Delap<\/a> converted a penalty and swept home in the final moments to ensure we recorded a resounding win. Youssouf Fofana netted for the visitors. <\/p>\n\u2018I think the performance was very, very, very good until the red card,’ Maresca reflected after our win. ‘We started the way we wanted to start, intense and with a high tempo on and off the ball. <\/p>\n
\u2018The red card changed a little bit the game but it\u2019s also normal [that the energy dropped a little] as Milan started pre-season on 4 July, 40 days ago, and this was their sixth friendly game. <\/p>\n
\u2018For us, it\u2019s our second one. But overall, I\u2019m very happy and now we start the Premier League.\u2019 <\/p>\n
Joao Pedro’s goal was his second of pre-season \u2013\u00a0he netted late on against Bayer Leverkusen on Friday \u2013\u00a0and Delap also looked sharp on his second outing at Stamford Bridge. <\/p>\n
Maresca is happy with the impact made by both in our pre-season fixtures, and expects more of the same once the Premier League campaign gets underway. <\/p>\n
The Blues head coach said: \u2018They are both our strikers, we need them scoring goals during the season, and we are very happy with both of them. <\/p>\n
‘Liam played some games in the USA [at the Club World Cup] and he scored here today. They have to be without pressure or stress, and they will score goals for sure and miss goals for sure. But at the end, they are going to help us.\u2019 <\/p>\n
The Blues have another week at Cobham to undertake our final training sessions of pre-season before our top-flight campaign begins at Stamford Bridge next Sunday against Crystal Palace. <\/p>\n
Maresca is looking forward to getting back to competitive action ahead of a season that will see the Blues compete once again across four fronts. <\/p>\n
He said: \u2018I\u2019m confident in general and for sure excited. We have another long season ahead and we are going to try to do our best.\u2019 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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