Enzo Maresca didn’t hold back after Chelsea’s chaotic 4-3 Carabao Cup win over Wolves, slamming Liam Delap’s “very stupid” red card and urging his young squad to “grow up.”
Chelsea looked to be cruising with first-half goals from Andrey Santos, Tyrique George, Estêvão, and Jamie Gittens putting them 3-0 up at the break. But after Delap was sent off for two yellow cards in seven minutes, Wolves mounted a spirited comeback through Tolu Arokodare and a brace from David Møller Wolfe.
“It’s embarrassing — two yellows in seven minutes,” Maresca said. “After the first, I told him to calm down four or five times, but he didn’t listen. The team needs to mature — this is part of the journey.”
Despite the scare, Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals, where they’ll face Cardiff. Wolves, meanwhile, earned applause for their fightback, with manager Vítor Pereira calling it proof that his struggling side “can still turn things around.”
The result keeps Chelsea in the cup but adds to a worrying disciplinary record — their sixth red card in nine games.
