Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca expressed delight that his youthful team endured a long travel, played in a bad pitch in freezing temperatures yet they beat Astana in Thursday’s Conference League in Kazakhstan.
With the 3-1 win Chelsea reached the round of 16.
Chelsea’s young debutants Josh Acheampong and Samuel Rak-Sakyi made a good impression.
“I was impressed by all of them,” said Maresca. “The ones that started – Tyrique, Sam and Josh – they all have done very good. Very happy for them. Also the ones that came on in the second half. So I’m pleased for them.”
“We knew it would be cold,” said Maresca. “We tried to adapt. The players did fantastically with the weather conditions, long flight yesterday and also the pitch probably was not ideal. But I’m very happy for the players.
Chelsea Wil play against Brighton on Sunday in a Premier League match
