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