“Extra checks” – Enzo Maresca’s phrases on lacking star will scare Chelsea followers
Chelsea’s win over Tottenham on Thursday night time was an overwhelmingly constructive expertise for many followers.
The Blues beat their large rivals, and picked up 3 large factors within the Champions League race within the course of.
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But it surely wasn’t all good – the crew sheets which got here out earlier than the sport revealed that Wesley Fofana wasn’t within the squad, which was very worrying contemplating his historical past of damage issues.
Romeo Lavia – who we had been informed was closing in on a return, was solely on the bench, having suffered a setback of his personal. We didn’t get any info earlier than the sport, past the truth that Fofana was absent due to an damage. However within the embargoed post-match part which served because the pre-match presser for this Sunday’s recreation towards Brentford, we acquired extra info:
“We don’t know but [how long they will be out]. We’re ready for the take a look at outcomes for each. Romeo is trying a greater damage in comparison with Wes by way of he might be again sooner than Wes,” Maresca stated.
Pressed for extra particulars on that fairly flimsy effort, the supervisor gave somewhat extra info on Fofana’s difficulty:
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“Nothing [happened], a muscle drawback just a few days in the past and we’re ready for some extra checks.”
Maresca performs down Fofana fears – however that doesn’t give a lot consolation
Wesley Fofana in Chelsea coaching. (Photograph by Chris Lee/Chelsea FC)
From his first reply, Fofana’s damage is worse than Lavia’s, and it sounds prefer it might be fairly dangerous. For those who look again at he stated it was “dangerous information,” however didn’t go into too many particulars.
It sounds worryingly like he’s taking part in this one down simply as a lot. Nonetheless, if Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah , and Moises Caicedo performs in addition to he did forward of them, we will stay with out Fofana.