Chelsea got a win against Burnley at Turf Moor today, but there’s a sense that was despite what their striker was offering them rather than because of it.
Enzo Maresca has just taken his post-match press conference at Turf Moor after Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Burnley, and he saved some big praise for the Blues’ man of the match.
Chelsea have just beaten Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor in a pretty ugly game. The home side were on top early on, and Chelsea weren’t able to build much. But the Blues scored two nice goals, and spent the rest of the game trying to control things.
Chelsea were not great in the first half against Burnley, looking slow and sluggish after an international break. We weren’t at all surprised to see Enzo Maresca make changes – but we were a little surprise about the switch he made.
Chelsea are about to face Burnley, and Enzo Maresca has just spoken to the media ahead of the game. They wanted to know a little about his selection – firstly, why star of the season so far Moises Caicedo was only on the bench.
Chelsea line up to face Burnley at Turf Moor in half an hour, and the team is in. We predicted many changes in our predicted XI, given it came off the back off the back of the international break, and given there are two huge games next week.
Chelsea face Burnley at Turf Moor in just over an hour, and the teams are in! This was bound to be an interesting selection, given we’ve just come off an international break and have two huge games next week – but this is perhaps even more different that we expected.
England under-21 boss Lee Carsley has praised Josh Acheampong, but warned he’s got to keep playing and gaining experience with his club. Acheampong is a product of Chelsea’s famed Cobham academy, and was promoted to the first team squad last season.
Former Premier League footballer Paul Merson believes Chelsea need to play Liam Delap as striker to get the best out of star man Cole Palmer. Palmer is set to miss the next three games after suffering a fractured toe in an accident at home, and won’t be available for key games against Barcelona and Arsenal next week.
Former Chelsea star Joe Cole has urged the Blues to beat their Premier League rivals to the signing of Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo. Chelsea totally revamped their front line in the summer as they made five attacking signings, with two of those wingers.
Chelsea are planning to do something different with Estevao Willian in the next two years according to journalist Matt Law. Estevao has hit the ground running in England having arrived from Brazilian side Palmeiras after the Club World Cup, despite a deal worth up to £51.4m being agreed in the summer of 2024.
Enzo Maresca has shared his thoughts as to why Chelsea have made progress in their counter pressing, with it now the best it’s been under the Italian. Chelsea head to Burnley on Saturday lunchtime looking to make it three Premier League wins in a row and keep the pressure on Arsenal and Manchester City above them.
Chelsea legend John Terry has revealed he has one concern about Estevao Willian ahead of the game against Burnley. The Blues travel to Turf Moor Saturday lunch time looking to make it three Premier League wins in a row having beaten Tottenham and Wolves before the international break.
Chelsea are interested in signing the Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Barrios. The 22-year-old is a key player for the Spanish club, and Chelsea are hoping to sign him.
Enzo Maresca has just dropped the biggest Chelsea news of the week – that Cole Palmer is ruled out of tomorrow’s game against Burnley, plus both fixtures next week against Arsenal and Barcelona, because of a fractured toe he stubbed in the night at home this week.
Enzo Maresca is at this very moment probably thinking about what team to pick tomorrow, and it’s one of the trickiest selections he will have all season.
Enzo Maresca had some big questions to deal with in his press conference today, mainly focused on Cole Palmer and other injury issues. But there were bigger picture questions too, about how his team were developing tactically, and how they intended to approach the game tomorrow.
Enzo Maresca has praised Malo Gusto for his recent form, and labelled the right back as one of Chelsea’s main players. Gusto is now in his third season at Chelsea after joining from French side Lyon, and seems to be getting back to his best form.
Enzo Maresca has confirmed Enzo Fernandez is fit and available for Saturday’s game against Burnley at Turf Moor. The Blues travel to Burnley looking to make it three Premier League wins in a row, and sit six points behind leaders Arsenal.
Enzo Maresca spoke to the press ahead of his side’s match with Burnley in the Premier League. He has some injuries to juggle and fitness issues that saw some players miss the international break.
Despite already being impressed by Estevao's start at Chelsea, John Terry has backed Enzo Maresca's cautious approach in managing the winger's minutes.
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has made it clear that he is not bothered by criticism from supporters, as he made an exciting promise about the club's future.