Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has conceded that his dismissal for celebrating a stoppage-time winner against Liverpool felt justifiable in the moment, even as the club\u2019s disciplinary record has come under fresh scrutiny.<\/p>\n
A group of blue shirts gathered in the corner after the late goal and Maresca joined them to take in the moment at Chelsea\u2019s home ground. As the usually reserved coach acknowledged at the Trento Sports Festival last week, the feeling was powerful. \u201c[It was a] nice emotion,\u201d Maresca told assembled spectators at the Trento Sports Festival last week. \u201cIt\u2019s the second season for me in this club but we had never won at home at the last minute.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maresca noted he had managed his reactions in other dramatic finishes. He contained himself for Tyrique George\u2019s stoppage-time winner against Fulham last April and \u201cdidn\u2019t quite head for the corner flag\u201d after Reece James secured a 2\u20132 draw with Bournemouth in January courtesy of a 95th-minute free-kick.<\/p>\n
On the Liverpool incident he said: \u201cThe reaction that led to the expulsion was instinctive, but maybe it was worth it,\u201d he grinned.<\/p>\n
The dismissal followed a first-half booking for arguing too strongly for a penalty; Maresca then received a second yellow for leaving his technical area and was sent off. The club\u2019s recent run of dismissals means Maresca\u2019s sending off was Chelsea\u2019s fourth red card in the space of five games.<\/p>\n
Before Liverpool\u2019s trip to west London, Maresca had insisted he had no concerns about the club\u2019s red-card record. His latest suspension, however, does not exactly encourage an atmosphere of undiluted discipline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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