What the referee told Enzo Maresca after Jonathan Tah escaped blatant red card against Chelsea
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Michael Mongie
Thu 18 September 2025 10:30, UK
Chelsea lost 3-1 to Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening, and Enzo Maresca is looking for an explanation for why Jonathan Tah wasn’t sent off.
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Chelsea fans were left in an uproar on Wednesday evening after Bayern Munich centre-back Jonathan Tah was not sent off for a blatant punch on Joao Pedro.
Enzo Maresca was irate in his post-match press conference, suggesting referees need to see serious injury before they will show a red card.
Maresca said: “The referee said to me because it wasn’t hard or aggressive enough.
In any case, you [Jonathan Tah] try.
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“So to give you the red card, they need to see blood or they need to see something.
If the intention is there, it’s a red card.”
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Maresca is understandably frustrated after the 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich, but he needs his players to share in the responsibility.
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