Enzo Maresca explains why Robert Sanchez made horrible mistakes against Celtic

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Chelsea were shambolic at the back, as Celtic defeated Chelsea 4-1 in a pre-season friendly match in the US.

Robert Sanchez was suspect with his passing in the 4-1 defeat against Celtic.

Robert Sanchez made a number of misplaced passes, and was careless with his passing when Celtic pressed high up. Sanchez had to resort to long balls at times.

Enzo Maresca explained in a press conference that the team hasn’t had time to work on those situations yet.

Asked if he told the goalkeeper to play it long, Enzo Maresca said: “Yeah because they were marking us man-to-man.

“The idea was to try and find some solution in behind but it is something we prepared on the tactical board and didn’t try in the training session.

“The reason why is because we are trying so many things and we don’t have enough time to try everything. We started just 15 or 20 days ago.”