'He was': Enzo Maresca spotted something Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma kept doing in 4-3 defeat to Chelsea

After their dramatic 4-3 win away to Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea leap up above Arsenal to go second in the Premier League, only four points behind Liverpool.

Despite being 2-0 down in north London, Chelsea eventually won in a fairly comfortable fashion against Tottenham, even if the home side rallied late on.

Unlike Enzo Maresca, Ange Postecoglou will seriously be feeling the pressure in N17 – Spurs are now 11th and showing no sign of consistency.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	14	11	2	1	29	11	18	35
2	ChelseaChelsea	15	9	4	2	35	18	17	31
3	ArsenalArsenal	15	8	5	2	29	15	14	29

Despite their strong start, Tottenham were easily carved open by the likes of Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho.

Perhaps Spurs will still feel fuming over a controversial VAR decision in the first half, one that could have swung the game.

Yves Bissouma failed to stop Cole Palmer from hurting Tottenham

That being said, Maresca discussed something he noticed Yves Bissouma doing when speaking at his press conference after the game.

Bissouma gave away a reckless penalty in the second half, a rash foul he eventually apologised for on social media.

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But it wasn’t just Bissouma’s ill-timed challenge that caught Maresca’s eye after the game – the Chelsea manager also spotted how the midfielder was attempting to man-mark Palmer.

Of course, Palmer’s talent still shone through, a performance Maresca hailed as ‘fantastic’.

Maresca said: “Since we started, I have not seen Cole shooting penalties. In terms of the second penalty, it’s cold. It’s cold.

“The good thing about him tonight was Bissouma was marking him man-to-man, so he needs to learn how to play against a team that goes man-to-man with him, but he was fantastic.

“His pressing, his work off the ball. Nico, Cole and the two wingers.”

Tottenham still exposed Chelsea’s biggest problem

As Maresca alludes to, Bissouma’s efforts were eventually in vain – Palmer still found a way to decide the game.

Perhaps Chelsea’s biggest issue throughout the game was actually Marc Cucurella’s boots, which ended up in a bin in N17.

And whilst it was a mostly positive day for the away side against Tottenham, Jamie Carragher spotted one big problem at Chelsea, a player who could stop them challenging Liverpool for the league title.

In terms of Tottenham’s own prospects, Postecoglou pointed towards the January transfer window as a key point of the season when Spurs need to strengthen.

However, results will also need to improve before then, otherwise Postecoglou might not even be in charge to oversee those deals.