At 3:00 am on July 9, Chelsea will play against Frumenense in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. Before the game, Blues coach Maresca attended the press conference and talked about some of the current situation of the team. About Colville and Dra...
About Colville and Drapp suspended
—In the last game, Lavia was unable to play, Kesedo and Rees James were also absent, and we found a solution. In terms of Colville and Drapp's absence, we'll find a solution, Joao Pedro is ready, and Jackson is ready.
Regarding the pressure on Joao Pedro
- Of course, Joao Pedro, Drapp and Jackson all know the significance of playing the ninth position at Chelsea. Personally, I prefer all five players to score 10 to 12 goals each, rather than having a striker score 40 goals. We expect more goals from our offensive players next season.
Regarding Jackson's situation and your game plan tomorrow
-Jackson is no problem. Tomorrow's game plan? We will try some tweaks in every game and find solutions, and we will do the same tomorrow.
Are you worried about the high temperature at the kickoff at 3:00 pm (local time)?
- I watched Real Madrid's match against Dortmund on TV, and the temperature was pretty good. It's not just tomorrow's game, we've played under very difficult conditions before. We will try our best to get used to the kick-off at 3:00 pm.
Regarding young teams against older teams
- This has both advantages and disadvantages, depending on the situation. We spent a season together, we were the youngest team in the Premier League and were able to win games. The same will happen tomorrow, in this event, we are the first or second young team, and we will face the oldest team.
About Maduaike's mentality
- I personally think that the noise is the same before the game against Palmeiras. We gave him half an hour and he performed very well. I have no doubt that he will help us as long as we need him. Of course I can understand that when there is noise around it, it is difficult to deal with it.
About facing the third Brazilian team in this event
- any game will allow you to learn something, learn something from different countries and different coaches. The two Brazilian teams we played against before were both outstanding and full of energy, and we think that will be the case tomorrow.
About Jackson's preparations for the Club World Cup
- Jackson trained well, he participated in the Europa League finals and scored goals, and he is in good shape at the moment.
About Lavia
- Lavia is training, but not training with us. Unfortunately, he is not ready for tomorrow's game.
Do you want to see your players like Thiago Silva?
-I am very satisfied with the performance of our players.
About Thiago Silva
-We absolutely respect Thiago Silva, but we will not rely on just one player to prepare for the game.
About Chelsea's development trajectory
—There is always room for improvement, we are moving in the right direction, but we still have a lot to improve, and we will continue to work hard.
About the importance of Kesaido
- Kesaido is one of our best players in the season, and he is very important to the team and his teammates. We also have Ravia and we have Andre Santos played that position, we are satisfied, but we will be more satisfied when Kesedo is in the roster.
Regarding Joao Pedro's long-term position
- I think Joao Pedro can play all our offensive positions, which is different from Jackson, I think Jackson is the No. 9 position, and Joao Pedro can play in different positions.
