Maresca hopes Chelsea's attack and defense will continue to improve
2025-09-13 04:17
The fourth round of the 2025/26 Premier League season will see Chelsea travel to face Brentford. Maresca stated at a press conference that his team must rely on the team's organizational skills, both offensively and defensively, while also striving for continuous improvement.
Chelsea defeated Fulham 2-0 at home in the last round of the Premier League thanks to goals from Joao Pedro and Enzo. Chelsea currently sits second in the standings with 7 points, having won 2 and drawn 1 in the last 3 games.
Chelsea manager Maresca said, "If we can organize our defense in the right way, we will attack better and become more threatening. If we can press the players well, our defense will be better. The key is not what kind of defenders or forwards we have, but the overall performance of the team. This is what I told the players from the first day."
"By building up our attack in the right way, with Colville, Adarabioyo, Chalobah and Fofana, we can create chances. And if Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Palmer and Pedro Neto press hard, then our defence will be better too."
"We are happy with both our defence and attack, but we also know that we have to keep improving and moving forward. We have already mentioned that players like Cucurella, Enzo, Caicedo and Colwell were in a very different state when I first arrived at the club than they are now. This is because they want to improve and learn, while we only provide the tools and they play the game."
In addition, Maresca also said, "For the team, we are also gradually adding more solutions, both in terms of structure and flexible performance. In this regard, we can still add more ways to deal with it."
