Chelsea opened the Premier League with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace. However, coach Enzo Maresca still has satisfaction points, especially the appearance and rapid integration of the rookie Estevao.
The 18 -year -old Brazilian was bought by Chelsea from Santos for 34 million euros. Estevao was launched in the 54th minute instead of Jamie Gittens. Although only appearing for more than 30 minutes, Estevao made the Blues audience excited with speed, confidence and the ability to go the ball.
He has caused many difficulties for the left wing of Crystal Palace. Even if the finish is better than Estevao, the goal has been scored. Estevao Willian was marked by Sofascore 7.1 points in the Chelsea debut.
According to statistics, he has 21 times the ball, passes 100% accurately (7/7), performed 6 balls (successful 2) and launched 4 crosses (1 accurate). In addition, Estevao also impressed with 7 sprint phase
After Chelsea was held with a score of 0-0, coach Enzo Maresca did not regret praising for the new student: “Estevao possesses great qualities. You can immediately recognize that he is from Brazil, where the players always produce different players. Estevao will become an important player of. We understand that he needs time to adapt, but certainly Estevao will be an important part of Chelsea.”
In addition, Maresca did not blame the team that had little preparation time in the pre -season – Chelsea only had 13 days of gathering after winning the World Cup Club. The view of the Italian tactician is as follows: “I don't think so. That's not the reason. Chelsea tried to win. I think Chelsea had some opportunities at the end of the match with Estevao and Andrey Santos.
That shows that we have played quite well. Certainly, Palace plays better than Chelsea for playing seven or eight pre -season matches. And Chelsea, last week the players only played two matches, and we tried to share the time of competition. Therefore, Chelsea's real match is today. The Blues will gradually get better. “
