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Cobham, England, UK. 3rd January 2025.
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(about whether Chelsea have plans for the winter transfer market)
"We’ll see. Now the focus is on tomorrow’s game that is an important game like the rest. So, the focus is just about tomorrow. But for sure that these two players (Wesley Fofana and Benoît Badiashile) they’re going to be out for a long time. So, we’ll see."
2. 00:20 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(about whether he reiterates that Chelsea still don’t have what it takes to be in the title race)
"And I always said the same, that I would like to tell you, ‘Yes, we are there,’ because it’s something nice, it’s not something bad to be in the title race. But the reason why I said it is because I don’t think we were ready, we are ready. And, as I said, I didn’t need to wait to lose two games in a row to prove (to) myself or (to) you that I was right."
3. 00:46 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(about how important the match at Crystal Palace is in terms of the fight for a top four finish)
"No, not only this weekend, the next 19 games it’s important that we’re going to be there. I said already many times, I don’t think one of us in this room expected us to be where we are now at the beginning of the season. That means that the team is doing very well. But now we have the second part ahead of us. We have to continue to do that, knowing that we’re going to be third again, we’re going to be hopefully second again, but we can be also fifth or sixth in the table. No panic, it’s just a matter of to see at the end of the season where we are."
4. 01:21 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(about whether he still thinks Chelsea as a team is behind big teams like Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool)
"And don’t forget that this is just a journey I started five or six months ago. So, it’s not like I said five years ago or six years ago. There are still teams that they are together five or six years and they are still fighting to win (the) title, the Premier League, which I started five, six months ago."
5. 01:43 SOUNDBITE (English): Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager:
(about how serious Wesley Fofana’s injury is)
"Unfortunately, he could be out for the season, yes. So, we don’t know exactly for the entire season, but unfortunately, he could be out for part of the season. And we are together here since we started and every time you asked me about Wes (Wesley Fofana), I said many times that I’m in love with Wes, I was in love with Wes also because Wes is that kind of defender that gives you the chance to press and be aggressive and to leave him in one v one with (Ollie) Watkins all pitch."
SOURCE: Agency Pool
DURATION: 02:19
STORYLINE:
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana could miss the rest of the season with head coach Enzo Maresca confirming the hamstring injury he sustained in December is worse than previously feared.
The 24-year-old has not played since being substituted in the second half of last month’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
"Unfortunately he could be out for the season," said the head coach. "We don’t know exactly for the entire season but for sure he could be out for part of it."
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