Maresca finally did what Chelsea fans were telling him since January – and won 3 games in a row | OneFootball

We said in the build up to yesterday’s Liverpool game that Chelsea would need one thing above all else to get 3 points and a crucial win in the race for the Champions League spots – a clean sheet.

This team has had goals in it, especially at home. We had faith they could score. But could they keep the clean sheet they needed to make that goal matter?

Colwill and Chalobah come up big in important game

Levi Colwill fights for the ball with Curtis Jones. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

As it turns out, the answer was no. But the goal came from a set piece, where we can blame the coaching more than the players. Apart from that, it was a really solid performance from Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah at centre back for Enzo Maresca’s side, who kept Liverpool very quiet in open play despite the Reds dominance in possession.

We’re so glad that Maresca has finally seen the light and started playing this pair week in week out in the Premier League. If only he had listened to us a few weeks ago, and hadn’t continued tinkering by bringing in Tosin regularly and shuffling the back line around so much. Still – better late than never.

Chalobah likely to be sold despite more important performances

Poor Trevoh has proved once again that he’s one of the best defenders we’ve got at the club (and perhaps the best one who can stay fit), yet would anyone bet on him being here next season? It seems for the third summer in a row we will almost certainly try to flog him.

The links to the likes of Dean Huijsen and Marc Guehi aren’t going anywhere. We expect we will spend big on a central defender. Whoever comes in, if they’re playing in the Champions League they can thank Chalobah’s showing today for being part of making that happen.