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Maresca: Charoba is OK; Chelsea s goal is always to win and compete for the championship

10:26pm, 11 August 2025Football

Hupu, August 11th, Chelsea coach Maresca was interviewed by BBC 5 sets after defeating AC Milan 4-1.

Talking about last season and preseason

It was a wonderful season. Some moments are very difficult. We struggled with all kinds of situations and problems, but in the end, we ended up in a great way.

To be honest, since I came here, not many players have joined. As for last summer, last January and this summer, we are working to change the players we think need to change. We are working hard to do what we need to do.

In my opinion, our positioning is very clear. We strive to control the game, control the ball, and also strive to remain aggressive without the ball. I think we have shown that in last season, in the Premier League and the Club World Cup and hopefully we can continue to maintain this momentum and keep improving.

Talking about Palmer's decline in form last season:

He has been in excellent form for about 18 months, and it is normal for him to have a slight decline in form afterwards. So I wasn't surprised. The most important thing about Cole is that he has always been very professional and worked hard. In the end, he was able to do what he should do in a well-known way.

When asked about Estewan's goal against Chelsea in the Club World Cup, Enzo Maresca joked:

As soon as he arrived at Chelsea, we punished him because he scored in front of us.

Speaking of Chelsea's new season goals, I think a year ago, we were still far from the team that dominated England football. And I think we are very close now, and hopefully we can continue to improve, get closer, and strive for the championship.

At Chelsea, your goal must always be to win games and championships. This is the minimum requirement. So we will work hard.

Pedro and Drapp both scored goals today, and Pedro downplayed the competition between them, but you must be glad they both scored.

Absolute. They are both our forwards, so we need them to score goals in the season and we are happy with both of them.

In particular, Liam also scored his first goal at Chelsea. Well, how much confidence will this give him?

But uh, no matter what, he just...uh, you know, he played against us in the United States in the Club World Cup.

Now he finally scored the goal, but they had to...you know, uh, no pressure...no pressure, they will definitely score and will definitely concede the goal, but in the end they will help us.

How was Charoba's injury?

He is fine. He was too hot, so he decided to leave. Where is

Fofana?

He might be playing against Crystal Palace, and we are very happy because Wes is a big player for us.

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