With every result, Enzo Maresca is making Chelsea believe again. As his side coasted to victory – their fifth in succession in all competitions – in the dying minutes here against Gent, the Italian could be seen prowling the touchline still bellowing out instructions. At a club where the thinking has become increasingly muddled in recent years, Maresca’s straightforward approach is already paying dividends.
The impressive Renato Veiga opened the scoring with his first goal since joining in the summer before Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall saw off the Belgian side. Without the services of Cole Palmer after the four-goal hero was left out of their Conference League squad, Chelsea showed that they have plenty of other options and it will be difficult for anyone to stop them becoming the first side to complete the full set of European trophies if they decide to take this competition seriously.
