Chelsea are bottom of Premier League fair play table
‘I prefer to help them understand, and do the right things’
Enzo Maresca has admitted Chelsea’s disciplinary record must improve but the head coach is adamant he will never punish his players for getting red cards.
Chelsea, who will be without the suspended João Pedro when they host Ajax in the Champions League on Wednesday night, were reduced to 10 men for the fourth time this season when Malo Gusto received a needless second yellow card during the closing stages of last Saturday’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
The statistics suggest that Chelsea, who have picked up 28 yellow cards in all competitions, are making life unnecessarily difficult for themselves. They are bottom of the Premier League’s fair play table and Maresca, who served a touchline ban against Forest after being sent off against Liverpool this month, acknowledged that Gusto’s dismissal for a late tackle highlighted where his team can show more restraint.
