Chelsea drew 0-0 at home with Crystal Palace in the first round of the Premier League, and the Blues failed to get a good start. Maresca was interviewed after the game.
He said: "We have been working hard to win, and unfortunately we didn't win this game, and overall we deserve it. We created enough opportunities in the first and second half, and except for that free kick, we didn't give our opponents any obvious scoring opportunities.
"But we also know how tough the opponents are, how well they organized, which is why they beat Manchester City and Liverpool in the last two finals respectively. ”
When asked whether the shorter pre-season preparation period had any impact on the game, Maresca said: “I don’t think so because we were all trying to win the game until the end of the game. Estewan and Andre Santos also created some opportunities in the final moments, which showed we were pretty good throughout the game.
"Of course, the opponent has played seven or eight games, and by the end of last week we only played two games, and the players shared their playing time. So today is our first official game, but there is no doubt that the team will slowly get better."
When talking about how to find offensive sharpness as soon as possible, he said: "I have said many times that I won't think about such distant things like the end of the season. I'm only focusing on the next game, and now the most important thing is Friday's game, that's it."