Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has revealed what Enzo Maresca told the Chelsea squad after their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.
Chris Wood had put the away side ahead at Stamford Bridge before Noni Madueke equalised in the second half. Both sides had chances to win the game and Sanchez made a couple of decent saves to prevent Forest scoring a second.
"This is what is difficult about being a goalkeeper," Sanchez told the official Chelsea website. "You don't do much in the whole game, then in minute 80 there are big shots and you have to make saves.
"What’s difficult is in possession I didn't have much to do; I think I touched the ball 10 or 15 times with my feet. It was about being aware of their counter-attacks and being ready for everything and then making a couple of saves.
"Matz Sels was top as well, making some great saves at the end. The manager said at the end of the game we did everything we could have and he is proud of us."
Sanchez felt the Blues created enough chances to secure the three points and expressed the disappointment in the Chelsea dressing room post-match. He added: "The boys are disappointed because we think we deserved more and we created the chances for it.
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"It does feel disappointing but sometimes when the opposition team goes down to 10 it doesn’t get any easier. I think the team did everything to get the win."
Sanchez believes Chelsea go into the second international break of the season in good form despite the 1-1 draw. "We knew they weren’t going to press us so building from the back was quite simple, but we also knew we couldn’t give them the ball or give them a sniff because of how good they are at counter-attacking, and I don’t think we gave them many chances," the Spaniard said.
"We’re doing the right things to get the points that we've been getting lately, and we're really positive. We didn't change when they went down to 10, we kept putting pressure on them, creating shots, but unfortunately, it wasn’t for us today."
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