Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca lauded Tuesday the "beautiful" culture of English football, saying the excitement generated by the Premier League was unrivalled anywhere else in Europe.
Five of the 10 top-flight games in England last weekend saw the result change in stoppage time, including Brentford's 4-3 win over Ipswich and West Ham's 2-1 defeat of Manchester United -- Erik ten Hag's last match as boss of the Red Devils.
Maresca, spared a dramatic climax to his team's 2-1 win against Newcastle, suggested supporters in England do not realise their good fortune. "It's the reason why people are so in love with the Premier League," the Italian said. "You're from England, you don't realise how the Premier League is (viewed) abroad. "One of the reasons why is that the game is never finished here.
In different countries, my country for instance, if you're 2-0 up last five minutes, you can have five or six players that fall down for 20 seconds, half an hour.