Mariska: We are not in a title race, and we are moving in the right direction

Chelsea club coach, Enzo Maresca, appeared in important press statements, before the match against Southampton, in the framework of the fourteenth round of the English Premier League championship.

He said Maresca on Wesley Fofana's replacement: "It depends on the game plan. Benoit Badiashile may be an option, but we have Tosin and Axel Disasi, and other players who can play there. It is definitely a big loss. Wesley was great in every match. We have to find A solution.”

He continued: “I don’t know if we will rotate against Southampton. In yesterday’s session, those who played at the weekend were in the recovery phase. This afternoon. We have another session and then we will decide.”

Regarding the difference between Chelsea and Arsenal, he said: “They were there in the past two years, very close to City and we were very far from City.” .

And about whether He was protecting his players from pressure by saying that Chelsea was not in a title race. He said: “No, I told the players that being in a title race constitutes pleasant pressure for me and the players. It is not pressure that we do not like.”

Regarding the Southampton match, he said: “It was our worst match since the beginning of the season, and it will be the most difficult match since the beginning of the season.”

And about the player’s condition. Team Reece James said: “He is improving but he still has weeks to get back to work Stadiums.”

Maresca spoke about his career as a player, saying: “Juventus greatly shaped my mentality in terms of winning mentality. I had two coaches, Lippi and Ancelotti, both of whom were winners. The team is a winner, and you can smell, day after day, the desire to win matches and titles.”

Regarding how surprised he was by Chelsea’s performance, he said: “I still consider it a big mission, but because... It doesn't mean you can't Doing the right things, in terms of expectations, we are ahead of my expectations in terms of the way we play and the results we get.”

He concluded his speech: “In terms of goals, we have not Chelsea asked me to set a goal. They asked me to build something important in the coming years. We are in the right direction.”