Maresca on Chelsea moving into top four with 3-1 Wolves win

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Maresca on Chelsea moving into top four with 3-1 Wolves win  20/01/2025  Stamford Bridge, London, UK

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00:00Okay, who wants to get us underway?

00:27Davide?

00:28Congratulations for the win. First win in five games. What has changed?

00:33Yeah, as you said, a win game after five games where we didn't win is complicated.

00:42But I think in the five games that we didn't win, the performance was always there.

00:46I said already many times that probably the problem has been inside the box,

00:50where we could be a little bit more clinical.

00:53Tonight was important to win the game. I think the first half, 40 minutes,

00:58the team was brilliant, scored goals, created chances.

01:01And then it happened again, the same thing that already happened in the last four or five games,

01:05that when we conceded, we lost a little bit of confidence.

01:09Then in the second half, I think, again, we controlled the game,

01:13we scored twice, we could have scored more.

01:16We are happy for the three points.

01:19In the front.

01:20Hi, Enzo. Trevor Chalobah was brilliant today.

01:23How good is it to have him back with the squad?

01:26Absolutely. He was very good, I said already.

01:29The reason why he's back is because we are sure that he's going to help us.

01:32And tonight he showed exactly what he's capable to do.

01:37What exactly does he bring to the team?

01:40First of all, he's a strong defender, he's quick, he can defend in behind,

01:45he can defend forward, he's aggressive.

01:48But we already knew, so this is the reason why we called him back.

01:54Enzo.

01:56How bad are the injuries to Enzo Fernandes and Romeo Gaviria?

02:01Romeo is more important than Enzo.

02:08We don't know yet how long they're going to be out.

02:13Hopefully not too long.

02:15Was Renato Vega left out because he's getting transfer interest?

02:19No, because it was a technical decision.

02:23We prefer, for instance, Ty, thinking that only Jadon was a winger on the bench

02:29in case we need to change both, and then we changed both.

02:31The reason why was just for that.

02:34Tom.

02:35Enzo, can I ask you about your performance in Man Utd today?

02:39It still feels like you could have made some improvements

02:41on this decision making in the final third, but you were pleased to score the goal.

02:45Yeah, he scored the goal. As you said, he can improve in the last third.

02:49But probably after he scored the goal, he stopped playing.

02:53This has to be one thing that we need to improve immediately, absolutely.

02:58In terms of never happy if you score one or two, always you have to go for more.

03:04And I think after he scored the goal, he stopped a little bit to play

03:08and it's something that we need to improve.

03:11Simon.

03:13Just a quick clarification on Nadia Fernandes.

03:16On Friday, you said they had muscle fatigue.

03:19Is that the case?

03:21Muscle fatigue or muscle problem.

03:23So we need to wait a little bit.

03:25Was that something they picked up in training?

03:27No, no, no. Both against Bormov.

03:32Romeo 1 was the yellow card, I don't know if you remember.

03:35The yellow card.

03:36And then so against Bormov, 92 or 93 minutes.

03:40Just the last minutes of the game.

03:41And just generally, how important was it to win tonight ahead of Manchester City?

03:46Because they started to find their ball as well,

03:49and it was their top four rival.

03:51Absolutely. Very important.

03:52Very important to win, always.

03:54But especially tonight, after five games without a win,

03:57I think it was not easy.

04:00And then again, we scored first, then they drew,

04:04and I think the reaction was much, much better.

04:06Jack.

04:07Just on Nonny, that's not the first time you've mentioned either him scoring

04:11and then dropping off a bit or dropping off in training.

04:14Do you feel your message on needing to improve his mentality is getting through?

04:18No, we just try to always help them to improve.

04:22And I think after the goal, probably also he was a little bit tired, I don't know.

04:27But it's the moment that we need to go for more in that moment.

04:33And we'll finish with Peter.

04:34Hi, Enzo.

04:35Do the injuries to Salavia and Fernandes affect what Giuseppe Olmen

04:40may be able to do in this try for women?

04:42Will that move him ahead of his time?

04:45No, we are not going to take a decision on Keane

04:47because of Romeo Enzo, their injury.

04:49Absolutely.

04:51I said already a few days ago, a few weeks ago,

04:54that the intention is to keep Keane.

04:57Then, because we are in January, anything can happen,

05:00but not because of some injury.

05:03We take some decisions.

05:05Also, tonight Levi was out.

05:08Cole played with a small problem in his ankle.

05:13For me, tonight has been one of the best games from Cole

05:18in terms of showing leadership in the moment of the difficulty of the team.

05:23He showed himself in the second half.

05:25He was asking for the ball.

05:28In the moment, you have to see that kind of player,

05:30not only when they score a goal or give assists.

05:33They are very important for the team.

05:35Also, when the team needs them, they are there.

05:38And Cole, with a problem in his ankle,

05:40he was there in the second half asking for the ball.

05:43He was a little bit the leader of the team in that moment.

05:47So we are very happy with Cole's performance.

05:50Overall, the situation of the injury is this in this moment.

05:53We try to adapt and find a solution.

05:55Okay, thank you.

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