Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca no hide him vex after striker Liam Delap collect red card for wetin he call “very stupid” foul during their EFL Cup 4th round win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night.
The Blues bounce back from their Premier League loss to Sunderland with one narrow but hard-fought win over Vitor Pereira Wolves side. Even though Chelsea control the first half and score three goals without reply, the match later turn dramatic as dem nearly throw away their lead for second half.
Wolves pull two goals back before Jamie Gittens score Chelsea fourth goal — just moments after Delap collect him marching orders. David Moller Wolfe still add one more for Wolves for stoppage time, make am 4-3 and cause small panic for Molineux. But Chelsea still hold on to qualify.
Maresca No Happy With “Very Stupid” Red Card
Delap wey just return from injury come off the bench after one hour, play only about 20 minutes before wahala start. He first collect yellow card for push on Yerson Mosquera for 79th minute, then seven minutes later, he jump into Emmanuel Agbadou with elbow — straight second yellow, then red. Na him first-ever senior career red card be that.
Maresca no even try defend am after the match. He talk say the referee, Thomas Bramall, get every right to send am off.
“Very stupid red card wey no make sense at all,” Maresca talk. “Absolutely deserved. Na stupid foul. We fit avoid that kind thing. I support the red card 100%. After the first yellow, I tell am like four or five times make e calm down. But Liam na player wey dey always get lost inside the game — e no dey hear instruction from outside.”
Chelsea Red Card Wahala Continue
Delap red card don make am the fifth time Chelsea player don see red this 2025/26 season. Robert Sanchez, Trevoh Chalobah and Malo Gusto don collect red for Premier League, while Joao Pedro chop red last month for Champions League match against Benfica. Even Maresca himself don see red after e celebrate too wild for their dramatic win over Liverpool earlier this month.
When dem ask am whether the team disciplinary wahala don turn embarrassment, Maresca no hide him mind:
“When na red card like today, e dey embarrassing,” he talk. “Two yellow cards in seven minutes, both avoidable. Totally unnecessary.”
Delap go now miss Chelsea next big Premier League match — the London derby against Tottenham Hotspur this Saturday. Big blow for the Blues, but lesson learned for the young striker.
