Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has praised Pedro Neto but warned the forward that he is “required” to score 10 Premier League goals this season.
Maresca was speaking to the media ahead of Everton’s visit to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The Blues need a win to keep pace in the race for the top five places, in a bid to seal Champions League qualification.
Chelsea is currently sixth in the table, with just four points separating Manchester City in third and Aston Villa in seventh.
Maresca keeps themselves in the hunt with a 2-1 win at Fulham with Neto netting an injury-time winner.
Since his £51 million transfer from Wolves last summer, the Portugal international has scored only four times in the league and Maresca is not satisfied with it.
“I think Pedro helps us a lot, especially when Nico [Jackson] was injured, when he played as a nine.
“Now I think he’s already scored four goals in the Premier League. Our wingers, for me, have to score, at the end of the season, around 10 goals. For the amount of chances they have, every game, one-to-one chances.
“So Pedro is doing well, but no doubt he can do better. In terms of numbers, for instance, Noni [Madueke] scored seven goals in the Premier League. That is the number that we require from wingers,” Maresca said.
