Cole Palmer struggles
It was not the best day for Cole Palmer who was crowded out in the No 10 position and struggled to get anything going at Stamford Bridge.
He created just one chance, completed only one dribble out of four and none of his four crosses found the mark.
Palmer had just one key pass and completed only 77 per cent of his passes, while only one of his four shots were on target – with two poor free-kicks going straight into the wall.
His heat map isn’t the best, either.
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The Italian made it also made it clear that Chelsea have a ways to go to compete with the likes of Arsenal and Man City (despite new Liverpool boss Arne Slot being top of the Prem).
It is the way we want to do the things. We try and play face to face against every team. We are Chelsea, so it is important to send this message.
There are managers that have been clubs for five and nine years so we are behind them.
Enzo Maresca
‘The performance is important for us’
Enzo Maresca appeared to be pleased with a point against Arsenal, stating:
I enjoyed it, absolutely. The performance was good. We know them quite well and we competed pretty well.
The performance is very important for us in this moment and it was good. We can rest now and go again.
The performance from Pedro [Neto] was very good, all of them, complete.
We played in the way we wanted to, brave, and try and play from the back always.
Enzo Maresca
