Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall may have been one of two players to make their Blues bow in our comfortable win over Club America, but there was a familiar feel to his performance according to head coach Enzo Maresca.
Dewsbury-Hall looked sprightly on his first Chelsea outing, which was delayed because of injury. It was his fine cross that Marc Guiu headed into the net to double our lead, one of several openings the new signing from Leicester conjured up.
Such smooth adaption to his team came as no surprise to Maresca, who knows better than everyone at Chelsea just what Dewsbury-Hall can offer.
‘From outside, you can see Kiernan is talking a different language to his teammates in terms of he knows exactly what he needs to do on and off the ball,’ said Maresca.
‘This is because we have worked together for one year. On the ball sometimes he is going to receive it wide, running in behind.
‘I asked him to speak with his teammates on the pitch because he knows exactly how we are to move and he is going to help us this season many times.’