Maresca: The referee said the tower is not violent and cannot reach the red card, and I can t do anything about it

Hupu September 18th Chelsea coach Maresca attended the post-Champions League press conference with a 1-3 loss to Bayern.

What do you think about the competition?

I think we started very well in the first 20 minutes, creating two key opportunities without conceding the ball. Then we lost the ball, which was obviously unacceptable. The situation of the game changed slightly, but even so, we cheered up and we continued (in the rhythm) and scored a goal. The point where we scored (the tower's foul) might be a difficult penalty for the referee, because you can judge it in different ways, but that's OK.

Don't you think the second half is better?

I disagree with you because you told me that the second half was better than after the goal was lost in the first half and before the goal was lost.

I think in this competitive environment, this team needs to be fully focused and go all out in 95 minutes. I think we played well, but not the whole game.

Do you think the tower should be sent off?

For me, this should be a red card because...I have always said that if the opponent has no intention of grabbing the ball and just wants to play the opponent's player, then the red card should be played.

Why don't you play a red card? The referee said that the tower's movements were not strong enough to be violent, and he insisted on saying that, what can I do?

So, to give (this behavior) a red card, they need to see your blood, or they need to see something. If the other party has this intention, it is a red card. So for me, there is no doubt.

Do you think the result will be different when Jota was sent off by a red card at that time?

I am personally very satisfied with the team's performance because we know how difficult it is to play against Bayern at Allianz. We know it was a very tough game, but overall, I think we played well.

The first 20 minutes we did not concede the ball again, we created two opportunities, and then we concede the ball changed the direction of the game. But even if we lost that ball and dragged the game to the end, it would be very difficult to come here and control the game for 95 to 100 minutes. This is simply unrealistic.

Is this a good reminder for players that the Champions League is the highest level of game? Because Chelsea actually made only three mistakes, and all of them caused the goal to be lost?

To be honest, I think the players have realized the difficulty of this event. You can't make mistakes like we do, but like I just told the players, it's a game where we can learn a lot from failure and create something special.

Next is Benfica. It looks like it will be the return of Mourinho's Benfica, Chelsea legend. Are you looking forward to this game?

Of course. Of course, yes. He is a legend of the club, and in general, he has become a legend for his trophy and achievements.

Is Cole Palmer OK? He was covering his groin at the time. Will this be a learning process for you players who are inexperienced?

Cole, I think he is fine. I asked him after the game and he said it was OK.

As for experience, I think there is a big difference between them and us. Because of the number of games they participate in, or because of their age, these don't matter.

But even without these, we are sure we compete in the right way. To achieve this stage, I have participated in the Champions League as an assistant coach. In Sevilla and Manchester City, so I know it's quite difficult to play Bayern away.

vs. this team, trying to control the game within 95 minutes or even 100 minutes. This is unrealistic. It's hard to adapt. So, in some parts of the game, we competed very well. Perhaps this is a mistake we make and we can learn from it. As I said, I feel like we can build something special from this loss.

Do you think that is a penalty for Bayern?

To be honest, I didn't watch the replay. So, I don't know. If you watch it on TV, you can tell me if you think it's a penalty.

has the new competition system put pressure on Chelsea?

I don't know. We have seven more games left. I don't know how many games we need to win. I don't know how many games we can bear to lose. have no idea. We still have seven games, so we still have a lot of points to win.