Mariska: We are constantly developing, and City will be present in the competition
Chelsea's coach, Enzo Maresca, appeared in important press statements before facing Fulham next Thursday, as part of the eighteenth round of the English Premier League.
Maresca said: “We have repeatedly said that we are ahead of our expectations in terms of our playing style and the number of points we have collected. For us, the main focus is to see how we can improve the players and improve the team match after match.”
He added: “It is not about pressure On the players, the club or on me when we say that we are not in the title race, for me this is the truth. I would like to be subjected to this kind of pressure, and I hope that soon we will have this kind of pressure.”
Regarding Chelsea’s good record at home against Fulham, he said: “This is football. The Brentford match was the other side and we won then. I do not focus on previous matches. You cannot control the result, but you can control the way you want to play it.” Play "
He continued: "Romeo is still recovering. His condition is much better now. He has already started working on the field, but unfortunately he is not ready to face Fulham. The situation is the same." It applies to others.”
He continued: “In the last 10 matches in Al-Dawiya, Everton kept 7 clean sheets. This shows how difficult it is. We had three opportunities.” Or four clear chances, and if we had scored, the match would have changed, but it was possible To receive goals as well.”
He pointed out: “It is good to be open-minded, but at the same time it is important for the players to focus on what they have to do, and we are here.” To try to help them, most of the time we try to explain to them.”
Regarding Enzo Fernandez, he said: “We are very happy to have Enzo with us. He helps us a lot, and he is also gaining skills.” Leadership.”
And about Cole Palmer He said: “I said previously that we cannot rely on Cole alone. He has to adapt because he is subjected to individual monitoring in almost every match. Perhaps Joao and Cole together are one solution, but at the present time we are relying on Cole because he is still creating chances and scoring goals.”
He confirmed: “Manchester City in the end will be in the competition. They are going through a moment that has never happened to them before. In every match they have some injuries, and they do not have enough in the game.” Currently, there are no available players They are all 100% ready.”
He concluded his speech: “Certainly the reality says that we are in second place, after 17 matches. Perhaps the ranking reflects the teams’ position logically. Liverpool offers Great performance from day one. Perhaps the team has experience in dealing with such moments to achieve championships, and this is important.”