Maresca praises Caicedo's humble attitude as a role model for young players

2025-05-08 01:52

Maresca praises Caicedo's humble attitude as a role model for young players


The 23-year-old Caicedo was earlier named Chelsea's Player of the Season, and coach Maresca said Caicedo's humility and attitude set an example for young players and teammates.


The second leg of the 2024/25 UEFA European Association League semi-final will come, and Chelsea will face Juventus at Stamford Bridge.


It is worth mentioning that in the last round of the Premier League, Chelsea relied on Enzo and Palmer to score and finally defeated Liverpool, who had already won the championship, 3-1 at home, successfully preparing for the match against Juventus.


Chelsea coach Maresca said of Caicedo, "From the first day, Caicedo has performed very well. He has been working very hard and has a very good work attitude. Although he is still very young, his humility and attitude set a good example for his teammates, especially the young players."


"Since the beginning of our season, he has mainly played as a No. 6 player. In recent games, he occasionally played as a full-back in defense, but still returned to the position of defensive midfielder in offense and assumed the team's defensive role. For Enzo, we have been trying to let him contribute more goals and assists in offense since the beginning of the season."


Maresca pointed out, "In terms of statistics, he has improved a lot, but I think he can do better. Judging from our tactical system, he is fully capable of scoring 10 to 15 goals every season."


"When in possession, Enzo's position remains largely the same. When Lavia is absent, his defensive duties will be more. But I have always believed that Enzo is the kind of player who can rush into the penalty area to create threats, score goals and provide assists, and his statistics this season also prove this."


In addition, Maresca also said, "Lavia and Caicedo are also No. 6 players. We have said many times that when all players can stay healthy, such as Lavia, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and Jackson, the overall strength of the team will be stronger. Unfortunately, some players have been injured for a long time this season, but I hope they can stay healthy until the end of the season."


"Even if Lavia recovers, it doesn't mean Enzo will lose his position. With Lavia and Caicedo, we can provide more help to Enzo on defense. When Lavia is absent, Enzo needs to retreat more and assist Caicedo in defensive tasks. As long as all the players are healthy, the overall performance of the team will be better."


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