“Everyone is available, except Jadon Sancho. He has been ill for the last few days.” In short, the Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca confirms that he will have the entire team available except the great ex for the match against Manchester United the day after tomorrow in the Premier League. In the tenth round of the championship, therefore, the Italian coach will meet a team that has just been revolutionized with the takeover of Van Nistelrooy on an interim basis awaiting the arrival of Amorim on 11 November.
Regarding Palmer, whether he can do it again against United: “I hope so. He will play. Cole is doing very well all the time. If we expect 20 goals and 20 assists again, it’s probably wrong, because we shouldn’t put pressure on his shoulders. I like to say that we don’t have an A team or a B team. There are fantastic players, but for me we don’t have indispensable players.”
Instead on Nico Jackson’s incredible performance: Very happy. First of all, Nico is helping us not only in terms of numbers, but also in the way we want to play; the way he connects with his teammates. As he moves, he gives us an extra man. When he attacks deep, he is fast and can score goals. We are trying to work with him in different areas.”
Finally, a separate chapter on Enzo Fernandez: “What if I show frustration towards Enzo? I show frustration towards everyone. Don’t just look at Enzo. I still have faith in Enzo. There is no reason why I can lose faith in him. The reason he doesn’t play in the Premier League is because I made another decision, but I have 100% confidence in him.”
Explaining, in conclusion, that everything is in the team rotation: “If Cole (Palmer, ed.) doesn’t play, we let Joao (Felix, ed.) play and if Nico (Jackson, ed.) doesn’t play, we let Christo (Nkunku, ed.) play. The reason why we change the players is that everyone they are good. Some are better than others, but it doesn’t mean they are always the ones who will play. You’re looking for different reasons for Enzo, but it’s simple: he’s not playing right now, but we have so many games in the future, so it doesn’t mean that. he won’t play.”