“The Blues coach shared his thoughts after the game with the Magpies.”, — write: football.ua
The Blues coach shared his thoughts after the game with the Magpies.
Enzo Maresca, Getty Images December 21, 2025, 09:44
“I think, based on the performance in the first half, Newcastle deserved to win. In the second half, we deserved it. After the second goal we had three or four more chances to score. Their player Barnes also had that opportunity, in general and overall, a draw is an objective result.
The key moment of the first half for me was the first conceded goal, because a few minutes after that our opponent started to control the course of the game. We scored twice in the second half, we could have scored more – we made some adjustments at halftime. But it is not easy for any team to return to the game after losing 0:2 at this stadium.
They could have played better in the first half, but our players have the right to be proud of themselves because of the character and unity they showed in the second half,” the club’s press service quotes Mareska as saying.
On Football.ua A video review of the Newcastle-Chelsea match is available for viewing.