Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca don try calm down any comparison wey people dey make between Estevao Willian and Lionel Messi.
The 18-year-old star don make himself bigger Tuesday night as Chelsea run Barcelona 3-0 for Champions League.
Marc Cucurella collect man-of-the-match for how him handle Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal, but na Estevao dey get all the headlines after full-time.
Between Jules Kounde own goal and Liam Delap cool finish, Estevao score the goal of the game, twisting inside two defenders before blasting ball into net roof.
Maresca Reacts to Estevao, Messi Comparisons
Speaking at press conference, Maresca talk say if dem dey compare Estevao and Yamal to Messi or Ronaldo, e go put “too much pressure” on the young boys.
Maresca talk: “Estevao need relax, enjoy, train well, play football. Dem both, Lamine [Yamal], dem still young, 18. If you start dey talk Messi or Ronaldo, I think e too much for them. Eighteen, dem need enjoy, need dey happy for training. But if you start dey compare dem to Messi or Ronaldo, e too much.”
Maresca Go Protect Estevao?
When Estevao move from Palmeiras go Chelsea this summer, expectation be say dem go give am time to adapt to European football.
Before now, he don already play 83 games for Palmeiras at young age, so e make sense to ease am into new style.
But Estevao don already start eight games, give nine assists for all competitions, score five times and score for three successive Champions League matches.
As e be now, the Brazil international fit start against Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday.
