Chelsea Manager Enzo Maresca described two-hour delay as his club world cup last 16k “is not football”.
Blues won 1-0 1-0, Ree James won 64. Minute.
The players were called the field and the match were suspended, when storm storms were detected within eight kilometers of American stadium in Charlotte.
The delay lasted an hour and 53 minutes, and was interrupted by Chelsea’s torque, Benfica Aingeru de Marya 95. Through a minute penalty.
Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall found the network in addition to the extra time he won Chelsea’s 4-1.
But Maresca did not attempt to stop his frustration in a string of delay during the recent period. The United States, on the side of Canada and Mexico, will organize a World Cup of 48 Group in 2026 and Maresca is clear that doubts that this event should organize.
“We control the game for 85 minutes,” Maresca said.
“We didn’t give anything; we created enough options to win the game. And then the game changed completely after changing the game.
“For me personally, it’s not football. You can’t stay in two hours. It’s completely new.
“I can understand it for security reasons, you will interrupt the game.
“It’s a fantastic competition. Club World Cup is at the top; we are happy at the last eight o’clock.
“It’s not normal to suspend a game. In a world cup, how many games are interrupted? Probably zero. In Europe, how many games? Zero.
“So in two hours – people talk to family. If they were good with safety (to check). People eat, talking to their mobile. That’s why I said it’s not soccer.”
Chelsea will face the quarter of the Philadelphia finals next Saturday.
2025-06-29 10:26:00
