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Chelsea needs to solve their bad “habit”, says Maresca

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says his side needs to get rid of their bad “habit” of conceding too many goals.

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A lot of goals conceded

Chelsea ended their preseason tour in the US with a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid.

Overall, they finished with one win, one draw, and three defeats from their five games.

The Blues conceded 63 goals in just 38 Premier League matches.

Chelsea gave away five goals against Arsenal and four against Wolves, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Manchester City.

Chelsea needs to solve their bad “habit”

Maresca said he addressed the defensive issues his players in one of his first meetings, which he said is a “habit.”

Chelsea finished sixth under Mauricio Pochettino last season.

“One of my first meetings with the squad was about the amount of goals we conceded last year with the defensive line very high,” said Maresca.

“We are not working on defensive lines so high. It’s a habit from last year, or years ago, I don’t know.

“We are trying to drop the defensive line a little bit, usually about four or five metres, just to have some advantage.

“Last year, we already conceded many goals with this problem. Hopefully we can solve it very soon.”