The Chelsea will be busy tomorrow in the League Cup against Barrow in the third round and Enzo Maresca he spoke like this in the press conference, taking stock of the injured players: “Malo Gusto is available, Romeo Lavia is not. I hope he’ll be ok when we play against Brighton. It would be an opportunity to give minutes to those who have played less, it’s the same thing we can do in the Conference. I hope it can be a good opportunity for them in an official match. We’ll try to prepare ourselves as best we can, as we always do, to win”.
Is the Carabao Cup a goal?
“Yes, I would definitely like to win it. We try to focus on the things we can do better and control. The sidelines are where we can focus. I’ve said it many times, that’s the only thing we have to pay attention to, how we can improve. We are progressing. The feeling is good. It’s nice to win games. We’ve won three games in a row on the road. Hopefully we can continue and share good moments at home with our fans.”
What do you expect from tomorrow’s race?
“It’s dangerous because football is full of these supposedly ‘easy’ games. At the moment, it’s the worst game for us. We have to take it seriously. We can’t afford to collapse. The result is always important for us. But the other parts are also important, how the team is progressing and improving.”
Mudryk is playing little.
“Tomorrow is important for him, but it is also important for all those who play less. They train very well, but unfortunately I cannot give him a chance. Benoit (Badiashile, ed.) is working very well, but he is not getting minutes in the Premier League. It is not because he is doing badly. Sometimes you have to make decisions.”
How do you rate your games?
“We are further ahead than we expected today. Not in terms of results, but in the way the team is progressing and playing. We have many, many things to learn and we have many things to improve. The important thing is that we are going in the right direction.”