In round 2 of the Premier League, Chelsea just defeated West Ham 5-1. The Blues had a difficult start when Estevao made a mistake, creating conditions for Lucas Paqueta to launch a long-range shot to open the scoring in the 9th minute. However, Maresca's team regained their spirit and scored 5 goals against their opponents thanks to Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah.
Speaking after the match, coach Enzo Maresca was excited about his first Premier League win this year: I am very happy, very impressed, especially because we did not start well when Cole was injured and conceded early. The players' reaction was very good. They have stuck to the tactics both with and without the ball. This is something I am very satisfied with.
Although Chelsea won big, there were still small black spots such as the situation where rookie Estevao made a mistake leading to a goal. Coach Maresca said this issue: "We conceded a goal because he. He lost the goal in an attack, so he needs to make mistakes to learn from experience. But overall, he plays quite well.
Next, the Chelsea coach asked the new recruits to adapt. Joao Pedro, Liam, Estevao, Jamie Gittens are all great players, he said. You can see Liam and maybe Joao being a little better, maybe because they have experience in the Premier League. Jamie needs to adapt a little, Estevao too, Hato also needs time to adapt. But overall, I am satisfied with them.
In the 2025 summer transfer window, Chelsea continued to spend heavily, spending nearly 280 million euros. It is clearly too early to say whether Pedro, Gittens or Hato will succeed or not, but the victory over West Ham will certainly give them more confidence.
