Some players are not feeling well. Maresca said he would save players' energy and rotate them.
2025-06-24 00:41
The 2025 Club World Cup Group D will usher in the third round of the competition tomorrow, and Chelsea will go to Lincoln Financial Field to challenge Tunisia. Maresca said that some of his players were unwell, so he would rotate them in this game and save the players' energy in training.
In the last round of the group stage, Chelsea took the lead after Pedro Neto's goal, but Jackson was shown a red card and conceded a goal in the second half, and eventually lost to Flamengo 1-3. Currently, Chelsea ranks second in the Group D standings with 3 points, so Chelsea must win to get a ticket to the round of 16.
Chelsea coach Maresca said at a press conference, "We will rotate tomorrow because the players who played in the first two games are very tired and can't play full games in a row. So we will rotate and see if we can give opportunities to players who didn't play much before."
"Reece James missed training because he was ill, and Colville was also unwell in the past few days, but his condition has improved and he has participated in some training. Jackson did not participate in training today because he was suspended and we only allowed players who could play to participate in this training."
As for the high temperature in the local area, Maresca said, "In this weather, it is almost impossible to conduct a complete training. We are trying to save the players' energy to cope with tomorrow's game."
"Today's training was relatively short, mainly to make some tactical arrangements for tomorrow. It is indeed not easy to cope with such high temperatures, but we will do our best to advance to the next round."
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