Within the lead-up to Sunday’s London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham, Blues supervisor Enzo Maresca has known as on his group to make the most of their rivals’ present struggles.
Maresca, who isn’t any stranger to heated rivalries having scored a memorable late equalizer for Juventus in opposition to Torino in 2002, acknowledged Tottenham’s defensive points, with the potential return of Cristian Romero the one optimistic for supervisor Ange Postecoglou.
“We attempt at all times to use,” Maresca stated of dealing with the patched-up Spurs backline. “I believe (Cristian) Romero could be again, so in all probability Romero could be the answer for them on this second, however we’ll see.”
Whereas Maresca mirrored on his personal passionate aim celebration from years previous, he urged his Chelsea gamers to take care of their self-discipline within the high-stakes conflict.
“Right now, in soccer, I do know now we have many English gamers however most of them in all probability come from overseas, they don’t seem to be even conscious in regards to the derby and these sort of issues,” he stated.
The Chelsea boss expressed confidence in midfielder Moises Caicedo’s capability to proceed his spectacular kind, evaluating the 21-year-old to established stars like Rodri and Declan Rice. “He’s for positive now at that degree,” Maresca acknowledged. “Little doubt.”
With Chelsea now not seen because the “Cole Palmer FC” of outdated, Maresca believes his group can inflict injury on their London rivals, who’re nonetheless looking for their first win over Chelsea underneath Postecoglou.
