Alan Shearer slams ‘unfair’ Enzo Maresca decision after Chelsea beat Liverpool

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Alan Shearer wasn’t happy about Enzo Maresca’s red card (Photo: BBC) Alan Shearer was among those to criticise Enzo Maresca’s red card after Chelsea’s epic 2-1 win over Liverpool in the Premier League. As a result, Taylor had no choice but to give Maresca his marching orders – Chelsea’s fourth red card in their last five games.

Maresca was booked in the first-half for dissent… (Photo: Getty) ‘You’ve just scored a brilliant late goal, your team has been superb for you under huge pressure and he gets a yellow card for showing that emotion… I don’t get it.’ ‘Coaches are human and especially with the pressure that they are under,’ former Chelsea defender and World Cup winner Lebouef added on ESPN. ‘He [Maresca] didn’t do anything bad, it’s not like he was teasing the opponents, he was just celebrating with his players. I remember seeing that with Jose Mourinho in the past and so many others. …and then got a second yellow and red card for running down the touchline to celebrate (Photo: Getty) ‘I think it was unfair and it’s not because it’s the Chelsea coach, it would have been [unfair for] anybody else.

Because of the red card, the Italian was unable to perform media duties after Chelsea’s win over Liverpool, with assistant manager Willy Caballero taking over. ‘He’s okay. Not just this week but for weeks we have been holding in emotions.’ Asked if Maresca would be paying a fine because of the red card, Caballero replied: ‘He’s always paying many things for us.