The 34th round of the 2024/25 Premier League will stage another focus game, and the "Blue Lions" Chelsea will face the "Toffees" Everton at Stamford Bridge. Maresca talked about the performance of the striker in an interview and hoped that Pedro Neto could achieve breakthrough results in both goals and assists.

In the last round of the Premier League, Chelsea was one goal behind and finally reversed Fulham 2-1 after Tyreek George and Pedro Neto scored in the final stages.

Chelsea currently ranks sixth in the standings with 57 points and still has to face strong competition from Aston Villa, Newcastle and Manchester City in their fight for Champions League qualification.

The 25-year-old Pedro Neto has contributed 4 goals and 4 assists in the Premier League so far this season and is an important player for the team. When talking about the striker, Chelsea coach Maresca said, "Pedro Neto has helped us a lot, especially when Jackson was injured, he played as a No. 9."

"We all knew he was better on the right than the left, but sometimes we played him on the left because we also had Maduc and when we decided to play both, one of them had to be on the left. Considering that Pedro Neto had played on the left in the past, we chose to play him on the left and Maduc on the right, but we knew that Pedro Neto was more suitable on the right."

Maresca said, "Overall, Pedro Neto's performance is good. He has scored 4 goals in the Premier League. For me, the total number of goals and assists for a winger in a season should be around 10, which is determined by the one-on-one opportunities they can get in each game. Therefore, Pedro Neto's performance is not bad, but he can be better in terms of data."

Elsewhere, 19-year-old Tyreek George scored his first Chelsea first-team goal in the UEFA Europa League against Legia Warsaw, and also scored his first Premier League goal against Fulham earlier in the campaign.

Maresca said, "We are all excited about Tyreek George, but now is also a stage where young players must be managed well because they are easily excited and easily depressed."

Tyreek George and Josh Acheampong are both from the youth training. "At the beginning of the season, they wanted to seek other opportunities, but they finally participated in our pre-season training, and we also saw that they really have the ability to contribute to the team."