Trevoh Chalobah is the highest-rated Centre back (7.20) in the Premier League this season (Min. 12 apps). 🔵🌟

Not only is this impressive but he is doing it from LCB too. Trev is definitely underrated and more importantly, he is proper Chels

🚨 NEW: Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley give regular tactical and technical feedback to Enzo Maresca after games, no matter the result. The sense is that someone annoyed him by questioning whether his substitutions cost Chelsea in their defeat by Atalanta.

Via Guardian

🚨 Enzo Maresca on his midfield options:

"At the moment, I don’t think we have a natural replacement for Enzo. We have adapted Andrey Santos, but Andrey is more of a number six, Moi’s position, than Enzo. Moi is also playing a lot as, unfortunately, we have had Romeo (Lavia) out and Dario (Essugo) out at the same time."

"So they are playing a lot, but if you look at Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City – the clubs that play Champions League – they also have players that play in every game."

Maresca says his comments about lacking support were not emotional. He meant every word and stands by it.

He said the period after the Atalanta loss was the worst 48 hours of his time at Chelsea. He felt he and the team were not backed enough after that game.

He refused to say exactly who he was talking about. He made it clear it was not the fans. That led people to believe he meant the owners or sporting directors.

The club initially tried to downplay his comments as emotion after a big win. Maresca directly rejected that. He said it was not an emotional reaction at all.

No club official asked him to explain or clarify his comments. He also said any issues about moving forward are for the club to address, not him.

When asked again, he repeated the same thing and refused to elaborate. He considers the matter closed from his side.

He confirmed that transfer decisions are controlled by the owners and sporting directors, not him.

[Via Standard]

Maresca says he does not want more power over signings. He is happy with the squad and says that is one of the reasons he joined Chelsea.

Despite midfield injuries putting pressure on Caicedo and Enzo Fernández, he would not say whether new midfielders are needed. He repeated that recruitment decisions are not his job.

[Via Standard]

🚨❗️Q- Would you sign a new deal if offered one?

Enzo Maresca: "If the club offered me a new contract? This is a question for the club if I deserve a new contract."

Q- Do you think you deserve one?

Enzo Maresca: "It’s a question for the club."

🚨🥶 Enzo Maresca believes Cole Palmer is ready to 'play more minutes' as he progresses toward full fitness after two-and-a-half months on the sidelines.

A 12:30PM KO in Tyneside. ✊

#CFC | #NEWCHE

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St James' Park. 🏟️

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Off the bus. 🚌

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Goal Newcastle

Goal. Newcastle. Woltemade.

2-0.

#INGAME

We had the same challenge against a highly pressing Bayern ,Leeds and Qarabag... Crazy

We're losing every single aerial duel, we can't get out of our own half.

#INGAME

If I were Maresca I'd go with midfield stabilization in the second half while still maintaining an attacking threat.

Pull out Joao Pedro for Enzo and push Palmer in the Left half space( not full wing hugging)