‘The fans, they can dream and think’published at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time
FT: Chelsea 2-1 Brentford
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca told BBC Sport: “The spirit of the team. First half we were in control of the game. We could have scored more goals.
“The second half except the last 10 minutes where we struggled, which is normal, we deserved to win the game.
“This is the reason why I said there are many things we can do better and why we’re not ready to concede for titles. If you see the goal we conceded it was a throw-in to us, 90 minutes. The team that are ready to compete for that use the ball in the right way.
“We plan some solution during the game and that [Cucurella goal] was one of them.
“Not only Nico [Jackson], players miss chances and they score a goal. Important is the attitude. Nico was unbelievable on and off the ball. He worked really hard and we’re very happy with him.
“For me no matter how many games we win, there are things we’re not ready to compete for the title in this moment. A team who knows how to win wouldn’t concede that goal. We’re in the right direction.
“The fans, they can dream and think. But us inside as a club, as a squad, as players, as coaching staff, we need to be realistic.
“I said we have many things we can do better and this [Cucurella’s red card] is one of them.”