The Spanish Mark Cocorella, the Chelsea team player, confirmed that the instructions of his coach were clear to exploit the space in the Mohamed Salah front during the exciting confrontation against Liverpool, which ended with the Blues winning 2-1 in the English Premier League.
Chelsea started the match strongly and succeeded in imposing its style, before settling the meeting with a deadly goal in the last seconds via Estevo, after a perfect pass from Cocorella, to achieve an important victory over the defending champion.
Chelsea regains confidence in an exciting victory
“I think we deserve to win, we started the meeting very well, and despite we retracted some periods of the match, we were the most dangerous and more acquired the ball,” Cocorella said in statements to the British network “Sky Sports”.
He added: “The victory came at an important time, especially after a difficult week and successive matches. We needed this victory to restore confidence and spirit in the team.”
How did Chelsea take advantage of Liverpool weaknesses?
The Spanish player revealed the details of the winning goal, explaining that the technical staff indicated that Mohamed Salah is not much for defensive support, which the team took advantage of the difference in the last minutes.
He said: «The coach asked us to put pressure on the Salah front because it may give us the necessary space, and in the end the goal came from that side after a pass from Eno and I passed to Stefo who scored the deadly goal.
Cocorella praises the spirit of the team despite the injuries
The player talked about the team’s suffering from defensive absences, stressing that Chelsea proved his ability to overcome difficulties: “We suffered from many injuries in the defense line, but we did not search for excuses, everyone who participated in a wonderful performance, and we have proven that we have a strong team capable of competing.”
