Chelsea took on former manager Graham Potter and West Ham United earlier and went into half-time 1-0 down.
It was a disappointing first half for Chelsea, who found themselves behind in the 42nd minute after a Jarrod Bowen strike.
Enzo Fernandez played well in the first 45 minutes, but the majority of Enzo Maresca‘s side were poor.
However, Maresca changed things in the second half and supporters loved what they saw from their manager.
Chelsea fans backed Enzo Maresca’s decision to make early subs
Five minutes into the second half, and Maresca had clearly seen enough. Before the hour mark, the Chelsea head coach decided to withdraw Nicolas Jackson and Jadon Sancho for Marc Guiu and Pedro Neto respectively.
His decision to make those changes paid off, with Neto being the man to grab Chelsea’s equaliser.
Many Chelsea fans on social media were quick to praise Maresca for making those early subs that helped the Blues to win the game.
One Chelsea supporter said: “Maresca finally made some good subs.”
Another posted: “Maresca doing early subs… See how it’s paying off.”
One Chelsea fan claimed it was ages since Maresca had made such decisive changes. He said: “First time in a while I’ve seen proactive subs from Maresca. Fair play.”
And finally, one Blues supporter stated: “Maresca subs are actually working. Things you love to see.”
Christopher Nkunku, Malo Gusto and Trevoh Chalobah were the other Chelsea players who were brought on. Nkunku was a target for Manchester United and Bayern Munich during the transfer window, but the French forward remained at Stamford Bridge in the end.
Enzo Maresca has to be as ruthless going forward
It was another Premier League fixture where Chelsea were not great. It is no surprise that they have been falling down the table.
With that being said, that win has taken them back into the top four, while Maresca deserves a lot of credit for the substitutions that he made.
They came early and managed to change the game. Jackson and Sancho may have been upset, but who really cares? That ruthlessness led Chelsea to all three points and Maresca must show more of it in future games.
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