Pedro Neto seems to disagree with Enzo Maresca’s recent Chelsea tactics, ‘have to do much better’

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has come under fire for some of his recent tactics, and winger Pedro Neto has hinted that he may not be in complete agreement with the decisions made.

There is pressure mounting on Maresca after suffering back-to-back defeats in the Premier League to Manchester United and Brighton.

Chelsea fans began to turn on Maresca after the loss to the Seagulls, with the mood inside Stamford Bridge threatening to turn toxic.

Both games saw Chelsea go down to 10 men, and the manager struggle to find solutions for games that were in very different circumstances.

Pedro Neto seems to disagree with Enzo Maresca’s recent tactics

His answer against United was to remove both Neto and Estevao Willian after just a few minutes, leaving very little attacking help for Joao Pedro.

Neto has stated in a pre-match press conference for the Champions League that he believes that the Blues should continue to want to attack, even if they are down to 10 men.

He said: “Even with 10 men, you want to attack and keep a positive mind. Newcastle scored against Liverpool with one man down. We conceded three goals with 10 men and we have to do much better as a team.”

Of course, the ideal scenario is Chelsea keep 11 players on the pitch for the entire game. They were largely in control against Brighton before Chalobah departed, and will want more of that against their next opponents.

Chelsea under pressure against Benfica

The Blues will be desperate to get their first points on the board in the Champions League after suffering defeat to Bayern Munich in their opening game.

Maresca will be wanting to silence his critics for the time being, and doing so against one of the greatest managers Chelsea have had in their history would be a real statement.

Jose Mourinho’s first Champions League game in charge of Benfica is back at Stamford Bridge, and he would love nothing more than to pile more misery on one of his replacements.

With tough European fixtures to come against the likes of Barcelona and Napoli, results need to come soon, starting with Tuesday night.