During a bizarre mid-game chat, Jurrien Timber advised Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca to “try harder.” Arsenal defeated their London rivals 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, with Mikel Merino’s header securing the three points. This reduces the gap to current Premier League leaders Liverpool to 12 points.
However, before the game ended, Arsenal defender Timber and Chelsea head coach Maresca exchanged a strange look. During stoppage time, the Dutchman was spotted speaking with the Italian manager.
And he appeared to tell him to “try harder,” which he said twice. Timber then extended a handshake to Maresca, who accepted and turned away with a smile on his face.
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Timber and Maresca did not speak further about the exchange after the game, however the Arsenal player did post a short remark on social media. “Another Derby win,” he wrote, accompanied with a red heart emoji. Reported By Mirror.
Meanwhile, Maresca spoke out during his post-match press conference. When asked why his team is struggling to win away from Stamford Bridge, he replied: “First and foremost, we will try to win away games.
“We are now winning games at home, and we intend to continue doing so away from home. At the start of the season, we won games away but struggled at home. Now we’re on the other side. We are there, for sure, we need to improve away but overall I think
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