Chelsea’s large win over Morecambe within the FA Cup as we speak noticed Enzo Maresca deploy successfully a second workforce, with most of his large hitters on the bench.
Two of these B workforce stars – Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku – scored, and given the primary workforce have struggled for wins, will fancy they’ve elevated their probabilities of breaking into the Premier League choice to inject some creativity and targets.
Maresca was requested whether or not the pair – who’ve 20 targets between them this season – are “knocking on the door” to start out extra within the league. He pushed again towards the suggestion:
“No, they didn’t knock the door. They didn’t ask nothing however they don’t have to ask; you may see that they present, like tonight, however two video games towards Ipswich we begin with Joao and Christo. Within the earlier video games, we additionally begin some video games with them.
“They’ve their likelihood already within the Premier League and that doesn’t imply each time they play within the Premier League that they’ve to attain or help. The essential factor is once we want them, they’re there.”
Maresca might but begin one of many two – however Ipswich proof counts towards them
Maresca has some extent – it was solely a few weeks in the past that . And Chelsea misplaced 2-0 towards Ipswich. It’s true that they’ve performed nicely and scored when beginning within the cups, however let’s face it, the opposition they’re up towards has been fairly low grade.
Nonetheless, if Noni Madueke is out ailing, will get to start out in Cole Palmer’s function, with Chelsea’s talisman probably moved out to the fitting wing if Maresca doesn’t fancy utilizing Pedro Neto.