Every word a furious Enzo Maresca said on 'embarrassing' Liam Delap red card and Wolves victory

Enzo Maresca has just completed his post-match press conference following Chelsea's dramatic 4-3 victory over Wolves.

The Blues are into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after they survived a late scare at Molineux. Liam Delap was sent off late in the match to add to the drama.

As you would expect, there was plenty for Maresca to give his insight on. Here is every word the Chelsea head coach had to say:

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You must have been delighted with that first half, but were you surprised that the second half was also so difficult?

Exactly. Completely agree with you. Very happy first-half, very upset second-half. This is the analysis and my personal view of the game. I think first-half we were very, very good. It's always complicated to go away and score three goals. We were playing nice forward, great chances.

We didn't concede nothing and second half we were not doing the right things. Probably the first goal we conceded opened a little bit the game, gave them the boost, the energy to come back in the game. And then the three goals we conceded, I think all of them we can avoid and for sure today also we had a very stupid red card that is completely unnecessary.

Do you think that the red card was deserved?

Absolutely, yes. Stupid foul, we can avoid that.

What was your message to him after the match?

No, no, it's not to him, it's to everyone. I completely understand when there are red cards like Brighton or Man United that is difficult, but red card against Nottingham Forest and red card today, both we can avoid that. And we have to avoid that.

Is it a bit embarrassing, Chelsea's disciplinary record?

Yes, it's embarrassing when it's a red card like today. Because it's two yellow cards in five minutes, 10 minutes, I don't know, seven minutes. Both I think we can avoid that. So it's not good.

Were you able to shout out to Liam when he got the first yellow to keep calm?

Yes, after the yellow card I told him four or five times to keep calm. But Liam is a player that when he's inside the pitch probably he'll be playing the game for himself and he struggles to realise and to listen around him.

Is there also a bit of disappointment that you brought on so much experience in the second-half and yet still couldn't control it?

We lost the balance of the game before the change. So it's complicated for the ones that come on, it's too hard to adjust that. But first-half, 0-3, again the game was completely under control. Then we conceded the first goal and then we panicked a little bit. But it's part of the journey of this team, this squad, that needs to grow, to make experience to get better and better.