Maresca speaks about his team’s performance after Chelsea edge past Newcastle

• Enzo Maresca insists he was happy with Chelsea’s performance in their 2-1 win over Newcastle United.
• One of the players who impress was captain Reece James, who made several saves.

Enzo Maresca insists he was please with Chelsea  performance in Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Newcastle United.

“It’s very satisfying to get the three points and the performance was particularly satisfying. I think it was a complete performance both with and without the ball. In some moments we were incredibly good with and without the ball,” Maresca

“Overall I’m very happy with everything, but especially the playing time. When we didn’t have the ball and we pressed together, we fought together.”

Nicholas Jackson gave the Blues an early lead but Newcastle equalised through Alexander Isak to level the scores at half-time.

However, a few minutes into the second half, Cole Palmer scored a goal to help the team take the lead again and it was the winning goal for Chelsea to win and take 3 points successfully.

One of the players who impress was captain ทางเข้า ufabet Reece James, who made a number of saves and played the full game after returning from injury last week.

“He is a very important person, he is their captain and a fantastic player,” the Italian added.

The win also temporarily moved Chelsea up to fourth place, but Maresca is not bothered by the position in the table.