LONDON: Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was not carried away by the string of excellent results of his young squad after the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in the English Premier League.
For Maresca, the situation does not change his previous stance that Chelsea are not mature enough to compete for the league title this season.
Chelsea dominated the game against Villa with Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer finding the target to lift them to third in the league, sharing 25 points with second-placed Arsenal and nine behind leaders Liverpool.
According to Maresca, his squad is still far behind Liverpool and Manchester City in terms of experience in important matches and the pressure of chasing the title.
“These players, some of them, in their life, their experience, may have only played one final.
“So you’ve got to go through it more often to get better and when we start getting that experience, we’ll be better to compete.
“We will get there soon, but for now we are still far away and not ready to compete with the clubs,” said Maresca.
Chelsea reached the League Cup final at Wembley last season but lost 1-0 to Liverpool.