Maresca: Gusto finally scores; Neto has groin strain, Enzo has knee edema

Hupu News November 09: Chelsea head coach Maresca attended the post-match press conference after defeating Wolves 3-0.

I want to know how you felt during halftime. The team played well, but the game was frustrating. So how happy are you when you find a breakthrough and go on to score?

To be honest, I was very, very, very happy at halftime, so the difference between the first half and the second half was that we scored.

When you lose nothing and create four or five chances, you have to seize them.

We have said it many times before, otherwise the game will always be very open and anything can happen. But luckily we scored in the second half.

I want to ask you about Ganacho. You also contributed two assists in this game. How is his progress so far? How did you arrange his training and performance? Because this is the first time he has played 90 minutes this season.

He previously played for another club, where he did not train 100%, so his physical condition was not very good. Now his condition is slowly improving. He's great with the ball and equally good off the ball.

He knows that if he wants to play in our Chelsea team, he must be excellent in both possession and movement without the ball, otherwise he will have no chance to play. We are very happy with him so far.

Liam Delap made his first start since being injured against Fulham and served as post center. How would you rate his performance?

Why did you decide to use Pedro Neto as the forward in the second half?

Liam has not had an easy time on the court, for a number of reasons. First of all, he hasn't played in a game for a long time.

Secondly, almost 11 of the opponent's players are tall and squatting, so Liam has no chance to run behind the defense.

Liam is a No. 9 player who needs space. He needs to break through the defense, fight, and do these things.

Facing the opponent's dense defense, it is difficult for him to find space to attack. The reason why we played Neto in the No. 9 position is because Joao Pedro is not fit enough to continue pressing high up the pitch like Liam does.

So our idea is to let Pedro play and continue to maintain a positive offensive momentum.

Are you surprised that Marlo Gusteau scored? Is this being discussed in the locker room?

Finally (goal)! Last season, Cucurella actually scored as a full-back, and I hope it will be Marlowe's turn this season. But Marleau played so well tonight and was always able to get into the paint.

He missed some goals and missed some opportunities. But this goal was also important because it gave us a 1-0 lead. This is obvious.

Have you seen the news that Esteban is worth 100 million? Do you think he's worth the price?

Of course you can see that he is outstanding and talented. We are trying to help him adapt and give him appropriate playing time. He is doing very well now and in the next five to 10 years he will be a top player for this club.

One of your jobs is to help him. This is impossible. It's impossible that he makes an impact every time, isn't it?

Yes, it is indeed the case. I've said it twice, fans buy tickets because they want to see players like Esteban and Palmer. Because people feel happy on the court.

The only difference is that Esteban is from Brazil and it will take some time for him to adapt. Take your time, of course, he will definitely start for Chelsea in the future.

Did you hear the boos in the first half? Because Chelsea fans are unhappy.

I was very worried before this game because it was the most difficult game and the trickiest game. Because everyone thinks the game will be easy, blablablabla, but it can easily change in an instant.

So I can understand that people were unhappy in the first half, maybe because we didn't score. To be honest, I don't think it was because of our performance.

The reason why Esteban performs well is because everyone likes this type of player. So we're happy that he can help the team and the fans are happy too.

Let me confirm, Caicedo seemed a little injured at the beginning of the game. He seemed to have a slight limp. Is he okay? Did he not fully recover at that time?

Yes, he is fine. He was fine except for a kick to the knee in the first half. But he persisted and finished the game.

After the game I asked him if he was okay. Pedro Neto and Enzo... they both asked for substitutions because Neto had a groin strain and Enzo had discomfort in his knee.

So we need to look at their current situation.

Thank you.