Enzo Maresca was very impressed with Christopher Nkunku, whom he hailed as an ideal player for his Chelsea system after the Blues won their first pre-season game.
Maresca s side hadn t had the best of pre-seasons before their clash with Club America on Thursday, drawing 2-2 with Wrexham before being put to the sword by Celtic in a 4-1 defeat.
But there were clear signs of improvement from as they ran out 3-0 winners in Atlanta as Nkunku and Noni Madueke both scored from the spot and new signing Marc Guiu scored his first goal for the club.
Maresca said he was pleased with the improvement as they try to break a habit that was clear in the defeat to Celtic which he described as suicide .
Asked about his side s performance, Maresca said: Very happy. When …